A Catholic journalist, Filippo Gentiloni, observed: “It was, however, logical that many commentators when confronted with the difficult question regarding where God was ​ — a question without an answer — ​ instead requested an answer to the easier question: Where was Pius XII? ”
Seorang jurnalis Katolik bernama Filippo Gentiloni, menyatakan, ” Akan tetapi, apabila dihadapkan pada pertanyaan yang sulit mengenai di mana Allah ​ — pertanyaan tanpa jawaban ​ — masuk akal bahwa banyak komentator kemudian meminta jawaban atas pertanyaan yang lebih mudah: Di mana Pius XII? ”