Most GIs serving in Italy in World War II got to see Rome eventually, and most Catholic GIs, and a fair number of Protestant GIs, went to see the Pope once they got to Rome.
Soldier to Soldier
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Thanks for posting this news reel. It is special. Those who castigate Pope Pius XII have no idea what the pontiff did to save Jewish lives.