The pope's dilemma : Pius XII faces atrocities and genocide in the Second World War / Jacques Kornberg.

  • Kornberg, Jacques, 1933-
Date:
[2015]
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Publication/Creation

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2015]

Physical description

x, 405 pages ; 23 cm.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-382) and index.

Contents

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.

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    History of Medicine
    BZP (Pius)
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ISBN

  • 9781442650213
  • 1442650214
  • 9781442628281
  • 1442628286