A pope for all seasons

Recently in "The Remnant" website I came across an excellent article taken from one of the addresses given in the "The Angelus Press'" 2012 conference for Catholic tradition titled, "A pope for all seasons". Since this site is devoted to the memory of Pius XII, it should be fairly apparent who this "pope" is... The title is apt indeed: the pontificate of Pius XII transpired during some of the most turbulent times in Church history: World War II, with the ensuing genocides and wholesale massacres and destruction, heralding the age of nuclear weapons, the Soviet expansion into eastern Europe, the takeover of China by the communists, the Korean War, the persecution and martyrdom of Catholics by atheistic godless regimes, and so many other calamities and misfortunes. But through all this chaos, moral anarchy and nihilism, the holy pontiff remained steadfast in defending the honor and rights of the Church, it could be said, almost with supernatural strength, especially as his health declined during the 50's. For Pius XII, during the most difficult and trying times of his life it truly could be said that the spirit was stronger than the flesh.  It is encouraging that there is a strong current of devoted and pious Catholics keen to defend the honor of the "Pastor Angelicus" and who are eager to let the world know the truth of this holy pontiff. As Our Lord said, "The truth will set you free" (John 8:32).

Without further ado, here is the beginning of the article, with the remainder in the link:

"One of the best ways of understanding what the Papacy is and means is to examine the lives of the successors of St. Peter. One such extraordinary figure from our own time is Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII, who reigned from 1939 to 1958. Even before he was called to be Christ’s Vicar, Pacelli was a figure who impressed one as being everything a future pope should be: ascetic, highly intelligent and cultured, yet approachable by all—and working, always working, never sparing himself, but giving his life for the Church.  From staring down seven armed communists in his residence in Munich as Nuncio in 1919 to causing a Nazi ambassador to suffer a complete mental collapse after an audience in 1940, Pius was a man who inspired awe... (see here)