Continuing to learn about the Holocaust, I was more clearly able to see and learn about the atrocities the Jewish people faced during the mid-20th century. This also makes me think about the genocides happening all over the world today. I can't imagine how the rest of Europe did not know what was occurring across their borders. It was not like they were the United States thousands of miles away across the Atlantic Ocean. Why did it take so long for anyone to react? For other European countries to claim they did not know what was happening is a bit hard for me to stomach. I also don't believe the Pope did enough to condemn the killings. He is the leader of the Catholic Church. He is the vicar of Christ, and as so he should have done anything possible in order to help the others. That is why he was elected to be the Pope. He instead stayed in the Vatican where he could not be touched. I would hope if something like this happened today the Pope would be more apt to speak up and bring attention to such crimes against humanity. This not only goes for the Pope but other leaders of other religions as well. It can be argued that we don't do enough in other areas of the world such as Darfur where a genocide is occurring today. We must act now in order to prevent more innocent killings.
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