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Hitler's pope : the secret history of Pius XII

1999

Format:	Book
Author:	Cornwell, John, 1940-
Title:	Hitler's pope : the secret history of Pius XII / John Cornwell.
Publisher, Date:	New York, N.Y. : Viking, 1999.
Description:	xii, 430 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary:	Examines the papacy of Eugenio Pacelli, Pius XII, pontiff 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.
Subjects:	Pius XII, Pope, 1876-1958. Pius XII, Pope, 1876-1958 -- Relations with Jews. Catholic Church -- Foreign relations -- Germany. Papacy -- History -- 1929-1945. World War, 1939-1945 -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church. Germany -- Foreign relations -- Catholic Church. Europe -- Politics and government -- 1918-1945.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.
LCCN:	99028311
ISBN:	0670886939 9780670886937 0140296271 9780140296273 0670886939
Other Number:	41156529
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Control Number:	71537
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Call Number:	282.092 Cornwell

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