 There is well known case of Jewish Rabbis , who seeking support against the persecution of the Third Reich in the <unk> ( German @-@ occupied Polish zone ) complained to the representatives of the Church . An attempt to intervene with the German authorities resulted but not as was expected : Germany responded arresting rabbis and deporting them to the death camp . Drawing conclusions Church in Poland abandoned this kind of " help " with the words and concentrated on the organization of practical help in the underground , with huge international support orchestrated by Pope Pius XII and his Holy See . In consequence Pope was informed in details by both Polish Church people and Polish Underground about atrocities committed in Poland by German Third Reich . Those intelligence materials ware used by Pius XII on March 11 , 1940 during a formal audience of Von Ribbentrop ( Hitler 's foreign affairs adviser ) when Pope was " [ [ .. ] ] listing the date , place , and precise details of each crime " as described by Joseph L. Lichten after others . 
