On the Holocaust
Calling Attention to the Mass Extermination of Jews
A Letter to Archbishop John L. May
Message to the Polish Episcopal Conference
...In
this message the Pope called attention to the crime of the extermination
of the Jews:
...It
is truly difficult to calculate the magnitude of the losses suffered,
and even more, of the sufferings which were inflicted upon individuals,
families and communities. Many facts are already known; many more
must yet be brought to light. One particular crime of World War
II remains the massive extermination of the Jews, who were doomed
to the gas chambers because of racial hatred...
August 26, 1989
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