Hitler’s Pope: The Secret History of Pius Xii

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pp. 430, notes, index, black and white photo section. “In ‘Hitler’s Pope,’ backed by a wealth of new research, John Cornwell tells for the first time the story of the career of Eugenio Pacelli, the man who as Pius XII was Pope during the Second World War and arguably the most powerful churchman in modern history. Adding to the continuing debate about collective guilt and the Holocaust, as most recently explored by Gitta Sereny’s ‘Albert Speer’ and Daniel Goldhagen’s ‘Hitler’s Willing Executioners,’ this extraordinary and explosive history. By exploring the story of Pacelli’s early career, including his patent anti-Semitism, John Cornwell makes a firm and final indictment of Pope Pius XII’s scandalous wartime silence and it consequences. He concludes that in the latter half of John Paul II’s reign the policies of Pius XII have re-emerged to threaten schism in the Catholic Church.” paperback edition, previous owners inscription on verso of front cover

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Number of pages 430
Original Title Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius Xii
Published Date 1999
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No Dj
Binding Paperback
Size 8vo
Place of Publication New York,
Edition First Edition
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pp. 430, notes, index, black and white photo section. “In ‘Hitler’s Pope,’ backed by a wealth of new research, John Cornwell tells for the first time the story of the career of Eugenio Pacelli, the man who as Pius XII was Pope during the Second World War and arguably the most powerful churchman in modern history. Adding to the continuing debate about collective guilt and the Holocaust, as most recently explored by Gitta Sereny’s ‘Albert Speer’ and Daniel Goldhagen’s ‘Hitler’s Willing Executioners,’ this extraordinary and explosive history. By exploring the story of Pacelli’s early career, including his patent anti-Semitism, John Cornwell makes a firm and final indictment of Pope Pius XII’s scandalous wartime silence and it consequences. He concludes that in the latter half of John Paul II’s reign the policies of Pius XII have re-emerged to threaten schism in the Catholic Church.” paperback edition, previous owners inscription on verso of front cover

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Weight 1 kg