The Pope's Dilemma : Pius XII Faces Atrocities and Genocide in the Second World War / Jacques Kornberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kornberg, Jacques, 1933- author.

Series:

German and European studies.

German and European Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pius XII, Pope, 1876-1958.

Pius.

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

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A meticulous and careful analysis of the career of the twentieth century's most controversial pope, The Pope's Dilemma argues that Pius XII's refusal to condemn Nazi Germany and its allies was driven by the desire to keep Catholics within the Church.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: An Approach to the Controversy; 1 The Demolition of Pope Pius XII's Reputation; 2 The Vatican and Nazi Germany: The 1933 Concordat; 3 Pius XII and the Second World War: The Catholic Belligerent States; 4 Pius XII and the Second World War: Poland; 5 Catholic Anti-Jewish Attitudes: Achille Ratti, Eugenio Pacelli, and Others; 6 Pope Pius XII and His Predecessors: Different Popes, Similar Policies; 7 The Debate over Pius XII's Priorities; Conclusion: Religious Good Trumps Moral Good; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Okt 2018)

ISBN:

1-4426-2258-X

1-4426-2257-1

OCLC:

909370251