 In Pius XII , The Hound of Hitler , Catholic journalist Gerard Noel , dismissed accusations that Pius was " anti @-@ semitic " or " pro @-@ Nazi " , but accused him of " silence " based on fear of retaliation and wrote that " Hitler played the Pope with consummate expertise " . Gerald <unk> 's Nazis on the Run accused Pius of turning a blind eye to the activities of Vatican priests assisting " denazification through conversion " - which , he said , helped ex @-@ Nazi <unk> to escape justice . 
