at ican ▁sent ▁four ▁official ▁letters ▁and ▁made ▁numerous ▁or al ▁ple as ▁and ▁protest s ▁regarding ▁the ▁deport ation ▁of ▁Jews ▁from ▁Slov ak ia ." ▁R ych lak ▁quotes ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁P ius ▁himself , ▁dated ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 3 : ▁" The ▁Holy ▁See ▁has ▁always ▁ent ert ained ▁the ▁firm ▁hope ▁that ▁the ▁Slov ak ▁government , ▁interpre ting ▁also ▁the ▁sent iments ▁of ▁its ▁own ▁people , ▁C athol ics ▁almost ▁entirely , ▁would ▁never ▁proceed ▁with ▁the ▁for cible ▁removal ▁of ▁persons ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Jewish ▁race . ▁It ▁is ▁therefore ▁with ▁great ▁pain ▁that ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁has ▁learned ▁of ▁the ▁continued ▁trans fers ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁nature ▁from ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁Republic . ▁This ▁pain ▁is ▁ag gra v ated ▁further ▁now ▁that ▁it ▁appears ▁from ▁various ▁reports ▁that ▁the ▁Slov ak ▁government ▁int ends ▁to ▁proceed ▁with ▁the ▁total ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁residents ▁of ▁Slov ak ia , ▁not ▁even ▁sp aring ▁women ▁and ▁children . ▁The ▁Holy ▁See ▁would ▁fail ▁in ▁its ▁Div ine ▁Mand ate ▁if ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁de pl ore ▁these ▁measures , ▁which ▁grav ely ▁damage ▁man ▁in ▁his ▁natural ▁right , ▁merely ▁for ▁the ▁reason ▁that ▁these ▁people ▁belong ▁to ▁a ▁certain ▁race ." ▁ ▁R ych lak ▁adds : The ▁following ▁day , ▁a ▁message ▁went ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁instruct ing ▁its ▁representative ▁in ▁Bulg aria ▁to ▁take ▁steps ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Jewish ▁residents ▁who ▁were ▁facing ▁deport