In Italy Conversion of Jews to Catholicism during the Holocaust
the vatican s protest against italian racial legislation there no recognition of rights of baptized jews, whom vatican considered catholics . protests of racial laws primary focus of vatican s activity related jews. according morley, there no evidence officials of secretariat of state concerned restrictions placed upon jews. ongoing complaint laws did not recognize changed status of jews converted catholicism .
of refugees housed in vatican during roman razzia, cited defenders of pius xii, non-jews or converts. among non-christian refugees saved vatican israel zolli, chief rabbi in rome @ time. in 1945, zolli converted catholicism , chose christened eugenio maria in homage pope pius xii, born eugenio maria giuseppe giovanni pacelli.
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