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5. My grade school was named Cardinal Pacelli, honoring the man who became Pius XII

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Apr 26, 2025, 07:18 PM

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He was a personal friend of our church pastor and visited the parish when he was in the US in mid-30's. (yes, before my time.)
I was a student there in the 1940's, after Pacelli became Pope, so we as a whole were more aware of him than most children would be.

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