Pope Pius XII
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| - | In 2007 a high ranking intelligence officer and defector from the Eastern Bloc, [[Ion Mihai Pacepa]], stated that in February 1960, [[Nikita Khrushchev]] authorized a covert plan (known as [[Seat 12]]) to discredit the Vatican because of its strong anti-communist stance, with [[Pope Pius XII]] as the prime target. | + | '''Pope Pius XII''' (2 March 1876 - 9 October 1958), was the [[Pope|Pope of the Catholic Church]] from 2 March 1939 to his death. Before [[Papal conclave, 1939|his election to the papacy]], he served as secretary of the [[Section for Relations with States (Roman Curia)|Department of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs]], [[Apostolic Nuncio to Germany|papal nuncio to Germany]], and [[Cardinal Secretary of State]], in which capacity he worked to conclude treaties with European and Latin American nations, most notably the ''[[Reichskonkordat]]'' with [[Nazi Germany]]. |
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Pope Pius XII (2 March 1876 - 9 October 1958), was the Pope of the Catholic Church from 2 March 1939 to his death. Before his election to the papacy, he served as secretary of the Department of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs, papal nuncio to Germany, and Cardinal Secretary of State, in which capacity he worked to conclude treaties with European and Latin American nations, most notably the Reichskonkordat with Nazi Germany.
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