The Michael Knowles Show - Introducing The Pope and the Führer: The Secret Vatican Files of World War II with Michael Knowles

Episode Date: August 17, 2025

Pope Pius XII, the man who led the Church through WWII, has been maligned by history as the Pope that could have stood against Hitler, but remained silent. Recent archival revelations, however, tell a different story. What is the truth? How did he respond to the Nazi threat? And who told his story? Streaming Now Exclusively on DailyWire+. - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

They say history is written by the victors, but what if the victors got it wrong? For 80 years, Pope Pius XIus XVI has been smeared as the Pope of silence, a bystander to one of the greatest evils in history. Now, with access to the Vatican's wartime archives, we can finally get to the real question. Was Pius the 12th truly silent, just quiet? Or is he in fact the most misunderstood figure of the Second World War? I'm Michael Knowles in my four-part investigative series, the Pope and the Furor, the secret Vatican files of World War II.

I follow the encrypted messages, buried documents, and backroom diplomacy that reveal a different story. It's the untold battle between two men, Adolf Hitler and Pope Pius XIV. One preached domination, the other, salvation. Their battlefield, Europe. Their weapons, propaganda, on the one hand. And on the other, discretion and truth. you will hear what Hitler really thought of the Catholic Church. You will discover how Vatican diplomats tried to thwart the final solution, and yes, we will examine the uncomfortable questions about silence, complicity, and the cost of speaking out when the world is burning.

The truth is no longer buried. The Pope and the Fuhrer is now streaming only on DailyWire Plus. Begin the series at Dailywire.com.