After decades of defamation, is the tide turning?

A couple of items of interest appeared were reported by Zenit pertaining to Pope Pius XII.
First, it reported a statement by the director of the Vatican's daily newspaper L'Osservatore Romano in which he contends that the Black Legend surrounding Pope Pius XII and Nazism has two causes: Communist propaganda and division within the Church.

Giovanni Maria Vian affirmed this when he talked with ZENIT about a book that he edited titled "In Difesa di Pio XII: Le Ragioni della Storia" (In Defense of Pius XII: The Reasons of History).

In a second article, they reported that the Pave the Way Foundation, announced that it has more than 2,300 pages of original documents illustrating Pope Pius XII's efforts to help Jews in the face of Nazism. The Foundation describes itself as "a non-sectarian public foundation, which identifies and eliminates non-theological obstacles between the faiths."

The papers give clear evidence of the Pope's support for and efforts to save Jews from Nazi tyranny. These records seem to run counter to the myth that has been perpetrated in recent years by such works as John Cornwell's book "Hitler's Pope" which, despite haven been largely debunked, still sticks in the mind of the public.

An extensive range of documents and videos regarding Pope Pius XII may be found here.

I certainly hope that the availability of the documents might lead the public to an honest reassessment of Pope Pius, however I am very aware of how ardently people cling to other anti-catholic myths in regards to such things as the Inquisition and the trial of Galileo. Facts are too often inconvenient when a belief is deeply held.