Pope Francis said the Vatican would completely open the secret archives of the time of Pope Pius XII. The Jews have been searching for secret archives for decades, as they are blamed by Pope Pius XII who led the church from 1939 to 1958 that he did not openly talk about the Holocaust.
His defenders believe that Pius XII was behind the scenes, trying to save those who were persecuted by the Nazis, including opening the doors of the monasteries and other church buildings to shelter the Jews.
Archives will be opened on March 2 next year on the 81st anniversary of the election of Pope Pius XII for pope. Pope Francis orders works church will not be afraid of history and adding that Pius XII's legacy was treated with "prejudice and exaggeration".
