Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Kornberg, Jacques, 1933-

Publication

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

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Details

Description

x, 405 pages; 23 cm

Series Statement

German and European studies

Uniform Title

German and European studies.

Alternative Title

Pius XII faces atrocities and genocidein the Second World War

Subjects

• Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
• World War, 1939-1945 > Religious aspects > Catholic Church
• Pius > XII, > Pope, > 1876-1958
• World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities

Bibliography (note)

• 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.

Call Number

JFE 15-6519

ISBN

• 9781442650213
• 1442650214
• 9781442628281
• 1442628286

LCCN

• 2015458052
• 9781442628281

OCLC

898087027

Author

Kornberg, Jacques, 1933- author.

Title

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

Publisher

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

Copyright Date

©2015

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

German and European studies

German and European studies.

Bibliography

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

Other Standard Identifier

9781442628281

Research Call Number

JFE 15-6519