| Description |
xii, 430 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [413]-417) and index. |
| Contents |
The Pacellis -- Hidden life -- Papal power games -- To Germany -- Pacelli and Weimar -- The glittering diplomat -- Hitler and German Catholicism -- Hitler and Pacelli -- The concordat in practice -- Pius XI speaks out -- Darkness over Europe -- Triumph -- Pacelli, pope of peace -- Friend of Croatia -- The holiness of Pius XII -- Pacelli and the Holocaust -- The Jews of Rome -- Savior of Rome -- Church triumphant -- Absolute power -- Pius XII Redivivus. |
| Summary |
Examines the papacy of Eugenio Pacelli, Pius XII, Pointiff from 1939 to 1958, discussing his failure to speak out against Hitler's actions during World War II, and charging that the Pope's behavior was consistent with his dedication to enhancing his own power and his personal antipathy toward the Jews. |
| Subject |
Pius XII, Pope, 1876-1958.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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Europe -- Politics and government -- 1918-1945.
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| ISBN |
0670886939 (alk. paper) |
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9780670886937 (alk. paper) |
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