Righteous gentiles : how Pius XII and the Catholic Church saved half a million Jews from the Nazis / Ronald J. Rychlak ; foreword by Michael Novak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rychlak, Ronald J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pius XII, Pope, 1876-1958.

Catholic Church.

Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust.

World War, 1939-1945--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

World War, 1939-1945.

Pius XII, Pope, 1876-1958--Relations with Jews.

Pius.

Catholic Church--Foreign relations--Germany--History--20th century.

International relations.

History.

Relations with Jews.

Germany.

Physical Description:

xvii, 378 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Dallas. : Spence Pub. Co., [2005]

Summary:

A relentless band of propagandists has convinced much of the world that Pope Pius XII and the Catholic Church, in the face of the great moral crisis of the twentieth century, were little more than Nazi lapdogs. The myth of ?Hitler's pope, ? however, is grounded not in the facts of history but in the ideological agenda of Pius's detractors. Given unprecedented access to Church archives?including a confidential Vatican report on Pius XII?Ronald J. Rychlak documents the heroic response of the Holy Father and countless other Catholics to the plight of Jews under Nazi rule. From the end of World War II until well after his death, Pius XII was universally respected for his leadership in t

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-366) and index.

ISBN:

1890626600

OCLC:

62522072