ðɪ ˈɛdɪɾɚz dᵻskɹˈaɪb ðə sᵻlˈɛktᵻd dˈɑːkjuːmənts æz ɐ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv sˈæmpəl ʌv vˈæɾɪkən æktˈɪvᵻɾi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː; ðə fˈoːɹ dʒˈɛzjuːɪts klˈeɪmd ðæt ˈoʊnli sˈaɪz kənstɹˈeɪnts pɹɪvˈɛntᵻd ðˌɛm fɹʌm pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ ðə fˈʊl sˈɛt ʌv dˈɑːkjuːmənts ænd ðæt nˈoʊ nˈuː ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ɹˌɛvɪlˈeɪʃənz wʊd ɐkˈʌmpəni ðɪ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəl kəmplˈiːt pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən.
The editors describe the selected documents as a representative sample of Vatican activity during World War II; the four Jesuits claimed that only size constraints prevented them from publishing the full set of documents and that no new important revelations would accompany the eventual complete publication.