▁hidden ▁in ▁a ▁Sal zburg ▁convent ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁then ▁brought ▁to ▁Rome ▁by ▁Drag an ović , ▁who ▁" was ▁a ▁law ▁unto ▁himself ▁and ▁ran ▁his ▁own ▁show ▁and ▁lod ged ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁Colleg io ▁P io ▁Lat ino ▁Amer icano ▁dis gu ised ▁as ▁' F ather ▁G ome z '" ▁until ▁Per ón ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁Argentina . ▁Ph ayer ▁wrote ▁that , ▁after ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Rome ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Pav eli ć ▁used ▁the ▁V at ican ▁" rat line " ▁to ▁reach ▁Argentina ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁U sta š a , ▁Russian , ▁Y ug oslav , ▁Italian , ▁and ▁American ▁sp ies ▁and ▁agents ▁all ▁tried ▁to ▁app reh end ▁Pav eli ć ▁in ▁Rome ▁but ▁the ▁V at ican ▁refused ▁all ▁co operation ▁and ▁vig or ously ▁def ended ▁its ▁extr ater rit orial ▁status . ▁Pav eli ć ▁was ▁never ▁captured ▁or ▁tried ▁for ▁his ▁cr imes , ▁esc aping ▁to ▁Argentina , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁eventually ▁shot ▁by ▁a ▁Mont en egr in - Y ug oslav ▁agent ; ▁he ▁later ▁died ▁of ▁his ▁inj uries . ▁According ▁to ▁Ph ayer , ▁" the ▁V at ican ' s ▁motiv ation ▁for ▁har bor ing ▁Pav eli ć ▁grew ▁in ▁lock step ▁with ▁its ▁app reh ension ▁about ▁T ito ' s ▁treatment ▁of ▁the ▁church ." ▁ ▁Do z ens ▁of ▁Cro ati ans ,