▁in ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁church ▁or ▁und erm ine ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁future ▁Cro at ian ▁state . ▁ ▁Ph ayer ▁contrast s ▁the ▁V at ican ' s ▁" limited ▁and ▁sketch y " ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁gen o cide ▁in ▁Poland ▁with ▁" the ▁Cro at ian ▁case , ▁in ▁which ▁both ▁the ▁nun cio ▁and ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁Bishop ▁Alo j z je ▁Ste pin ac , ▁were ▁in ▁continuous ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁while ▁the ▁gen o cide ▁was ▁being ▁committed ." ▁Card inal ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Mag l ione ▁instruct ed ▁nun cio ▁Mar con e ▁that ▁" if ▁your ▁em in ence ▁can ▁find ▁a ▁suitable ▁occasion , ▁he ▁should ▁recommend ▁in ▁a ▁dis cre et ▁manner , ▁that ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁interpreted ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁appeal , ▁that ▁moder ation ▁be ▁employed ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁Jews ▁on ▁Cro at ian ▁territory . ▁Your ▁E min ence ▁should ▁see ▁to ▁it ▁that ▁[...] ▁the ▁impression ▁of ▁loyal ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁civil ▁authorities ▁be ▁always ▁preserved ." ▁According ▁to ▁Ph ayer , ▁the ▁V at ican ▁" pre ferred ▁to ▁bring ▁diplom atic ▁pressure ▁on ▁the ▁Us ht asha ▁[ s ic ] ▁government ▁instead ▁of ▁challeng ing ▁the ▁fasc ists ▁public ly ▁on ▁the ▁imm or ality ▁of ▁gen o cide ." ▁ ▁However , ▁according ▁to ▁Professor ▁R ych lak , ▁" B et ween ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁V