ests . ▁According ▁to ▁W augh ▁( who ▁visited ▁Cro atia ▁after ▁the ▁war ), ▁" the ▁task ▁of ▁the ▁part is ans ▁was ▁made ▁easier ▁in ▁that ▁the ▁cler gy ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁had ▁und ou bt edly ▁comprom ised ▁the ▁church ▁by ▁toler ating ▁the ▁pro - Axis ▁U st ash is , ▁if ▁not ▁act ively ▁collabor ating ▁with ▁them ." ▁Francis c ans , ▁in ▁particular , ▁were ▁sing led ▁out ▁for ▁Part isan ▁attacks ▁and ▁fifteen ▁Francis can ▁monaster ies ▁were ▁destroyed . ▁P ius ▁XII ▁sent ▁an ▁American ▁bishop , ▁Joseph ▁Patrick ▁Hur ley , ▁as ▁his ▁en voy ▁to ▁T ito ▁( as ▁Hur ley ▁carried ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁" reg ent ", ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁step ▁below ▁official ▁diplom atic ▁recognition ). ▁T ito ▁requested ▁to ▁Hur ley ▁that ▁Ste pin ac ▁be ▁re called ▁to ▁Rome ; ▁the ▁po pe , ▁however , ▁de ferred ▁to ▁Ste pin ac , ▁who ▁chose ▁to ▁remain . ▁ ▁V at ican ▁" rat lines " ▁▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁c land est ine ▁networks ▁sm ugg led ▁fug itive ▁A xis ▁officials ▁out ▁of ▁Europe . ▁The ▁USA ▁c oden amed ▁the ▁activity ▁the ▁" rat line ". ▁In ▁Rome , ▁the ▁pro - N azi ▁Aust rian ▁bishop ▁Alo is ▁Hud al ▁was ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁chain , ▁and ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁College ▁offered ▁refuge ▁to ▁many ▁fle eing ▁Cro atia , ▁gu ided ▁by ▁M s gr ▁K run