Claim: Michael Phayer's book, the Catholic Church and the Holocaust, 1930-1965 was published in 2000 and includes information about Pope Pius XII's private help with the Jews, to the extent that it did not jeopardize foreign policy.
Evidence: It was published in 2000. The Catholic Church and the Holocaust, 1930–1965 is a book written by American historian Michael Phayer on the topic of Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust. Phayer's main thesis, says Krieg, is that Pius XII privately helped Jews only to the extent that his efforts did not jeopardize two priorities in his foreign policy: