The papacy, the Jews, and the Holocaust / Frank J. Coppa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coppa, Frank J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Relations--Judaism.

Catholic Church.

Judaism--Relations--Catholic Church.

Judaism.

Christianity and antisemitism--History.

Christianity and antisemitism.

Papacy--History.

Papacy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D. C. : Catholic University of America Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work not only examines Rome's reaction during the fascist period but delves into the broader historical development and the impact of theological anti-Judaism.

Contents:

Papal Anti-Judaism in theory and practice over the millenia

Anti-Judaism in the church : from the French Revolution to the mid-nineteenth century

Pio Nono and the Jews : from reform to reaction, 1846-1878

Anti-Judaism in an age of anti-Semitism, 1878-1922

Pius XI and the Jews in an age of dictators, 1922-1939

The "silence" of Pius XII and his crusade against communism

John XXIII, Paul VI, and Vatican II : aggiornamento and the new relationship between Catholics and Jews

Apology and reconciliation : John Paul II confronts the church's anti-Judaic past and the Holocaust.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-346) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8132-1595-1

OCLC:

646786301