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Additional evidence that Hitler plotted to kill Pope Pius XII
June 18, 2009
The 72-year-old son of a Nazi colonel has said that Adolf Hitler ordered the Third Reich’s security office to kill Pope Pius XII in retribution for the overthrow of Fascist leader Benito Mussolini. At a meeting at which the Nazi colonel-- who was secretly involved in the resistance to Hitler-- was present, the head of German counterintelligence, who also was involved in the resistance, revealed the plot to the head of Italian counterintelligence.
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Further information:
- Luglio '43, Hitler voleva eliminare Pio XII (Avvenire)
- More Proof of Hitler’s Plan to Kill Pius XII (Zenit)
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