Regarding those Jewish children  who, during German occupation, have been entrusted to Catholic institutions and families and whose return is now claimed by Jewish institutions, the Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office has taken a decision that can be summarize as follow:

1)  Avoid, if  possible, to answer in a written form to Jewish authorities and try to answer in an oral form whenever possible.

2) If it becomes necessary to answer, say that the Church has to investigate every single particular case.

3) Those children who have been baptized cannot be entrusted to institutions that are unable to ensure a Christian education.

4) Regarding those children who no longer have parents and for whom the Church has been responsible, it is not advisable that they be abandoned by the Church itself or entrusted to persons who have no rights whatsoever over them – unless they are able to take responsibility over themselves. This obviously applies to children who have not been baptized.

5) If the children have been entrusted [to the Church] by their parents, and if the parents now claim them back, they can be returned, provided the children themselves have not been baptized.

It should be noted that this decision of the Congregation of the Holy Office has been approved by the Holy Father."