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The expression Hitler'sPope has been in use for many decades , certainly in English . The term was adopted as a title by the Catholic writer John Cornwell.
Hitler's Pope generally refers to Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli who became Pope Pius XII , however the previous Pope Pius XI dealt with Adolf Hitler through various intermediaries , and the separation of actions between these two Pope's is difficult . Cardinal Pacelli was in the position of a specialist advisor for several decades before ascending the Throne of St Peter .
The linking of the two names Pope and Hitler succinctly expressed popular conception that the Holy See colluded with the Fuhrer of the Third Reich.