Gorsky wrote that " The Vatican endeavored to find places of refuge for Jews after Kristallnacht in November 1938 , and the Pope instructed local bishops to help all who were in need at the beginning of the war . " In 1943 , the German bishops debated whether to directly confront Hitler collectively over what they knew of the murdering of Jews , but decided not to take this course . Some bishops did speak out individually however - Von Preysing of Berlin spoke of a right of all people to life , Joseph Frings of Cologne wrote a pastoral letter cautioning his diocese not , even in wartime , to violate the inherent rights of others to life , even those " not of our blood " and preached in a sermon that " no one may take the property or life of an innocent person just because he is a member of a foreign race "
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Catholic bishops in Nazi Germany