▁of ▁Cro atia ▁and ▁" after ▁receiving ▁a ▁pap al ▁bless ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁An te ▁Pav eli ć ▁and ▁his ▁U sta š a ▁lie uten ants ▁un le ashed ▁an ▁un spe ak able ▁gen o cide ▁in ▁their ▁new ▁country ." ▁ ▁Giuseppe ▁Ram iro ▁Mar con e ▁The ▁V at ican ▁refused ▁formal ▁recognition ▁but ▁neither ▁did ▁it ▁cut ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁N D H , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁work ▁diplom atically ▁to ▁end ▁U sta š a ▁terror . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁P ius ▁XII ▁did ▁not ▁send ▁a ▁nun cio , ▁or ▁diplom atic ▁representative , ▁but ▁an ▁apost ol ic ▁visitor , ▁Bened ict ine ▁ab bot ▁Dom ▁Giuseppe ▁Ram iro ▁Mar con e , ▁as ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁government . ▁Ph ayer ▁wrote ▁that ▁this ▁su ited ▁Pav eli ć ▁well ▁enough . ▁ ▁Mar con e ▁reported ▁to ▁Rome ▁on ▁the ▁d eter ior ating ▁conditions ▁for ▁Cro at ian ▁Jews , ▁made ▁representations ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ▁to ▁Cro at ian ▁officials , ▁and ▁transport ed ▁Jewish ▁children ▁to ▁safety ▁in ▁neutral ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁The ▁V at ican ▁used ▁Mar con e , ▁together ▁with ▁Arch bishop ▁Ste pin ac ▁of ▁Zag reb , ▁to ▁pressure ▁the ▁Pav eli ć ▁government ▁to ▁ce ase ▁its ▁facil itation ▁of ▁race ▁mur ders . ▁When ▁deport ation ▁of ▁Cro at ian ▁Jews