Pope Pius XII is “deeply moved by the cooperation and goodwill between the Catholic and Jewish people,” as revealed in the United Jewish Appeal’s recent contribution for aid to Catholic refugees, according to a letter from Bishop Bernard J. Sheil of Chicago made public today by the U.J.A. Bishop Sheil’s letter, addressed to U.J.A. Chairmen Abba Hillel Silver and Jonah B. Wise, follows:
“I have received an acknowledgment from the Secretary of State of the Holy See of the correspondence between us in reference to the munificent gift of the United Jewish Appeal to Pope Pius XII in memory of the late Pius XI for the relief of refugees
“The Secretary of State asked me to inform you that His Holiness wishes to express to the donors his deep appreciation of their generous and noble gift and tell them how deeply moved he was by the cooperation and goodwill between the Catholic and Jewish people which our interchange of letters so significantly revealed. The Secretary of State added that His Holiness was especially grateful that the benefaction was intended as an act of homage to the memory of his great predecessor Pius XI. The memory of Pius XI’s magnificent struggle against the inhumane and anti-Catholic doctrine of racialism continues to inspire all of us.”
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