Pope's praise of Pius dismays Holocaust survivors

A Holocaust survivors group is voicing dismay over Pope Benedict XVI's assertion that wartime pontiff Pius XII saved more Jews than anyone else.

Elan Steinberg, an official of the group, said Benedict's comments "fill us with pain and sadness." Some scholars and Jewish leaders contend Pius didn't speak out enough against mass deportation and killing of Jews by Germany's Nazi regime. (AP)