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Pius XII and the Holocaust : Understanding the Controversy.

Sánchez, José M.

Pius XII and the Holocaust : Understanding the Controversy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (210 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. A Political Papal Life -- 2. Issues, Sources, and Papal Aims and Means -- 3. What Pius Knew about the Holocaust -- 4. What Pius Said about the War -- 5. An Examination of the Reasons: The Least Likely -- 6. The Need for Protection of German Catholics -- 7. Vatican Diplomacy Has Always Been Cautious -- 8. A Crisis of Conscience for German Catholics -- 9. Pius Feared Communism More than Nazism -- 10. Pius Wanted to Serve as Mediator in the War -- 11. A Papal Protest Would Have Made Things Worse -- 12. Pope Pius' Personality -- 13. The Effect of a Strong Protest: Virtual History -- 14. Pius and the Countries of German-Dominated Europe -- 15. Conclusion: A Pathetic and Tremendous Figure -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Pius -- XII, -- Pope, -- 1876-1958 -- Relations with Jews.
Catholic Church -- Relations -- Judaism.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
Judaism -- Relations -- Catholic Church.


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