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Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust (Paperback)
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Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust (Paperback)
Series: Leicester History of Religions
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Collaborative effort by a number of the world's leading experts on
the Holocaust. Lively, but not sensationalistic, this book is
balanced but on the cutting edge of one of the most important
debates in this field: how should Vatican policies during World War
II be understood? Specifically, could Pope Pius XII have curbed the
Holocaust by vigorously condemning the Nazi killing of Jews? Was
Pius XII really 'Hitler's Pope', as John Cornwell's provocative
book recently suggested? Or has he unfairly become a scapegoat when
he is really deserving of canonization as a Roman Catholic saint
instead? In Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust, well-informed
scholars--including Michael Marrus, Michael Phayer, Richard L.
Rubenstein and Susan Zuccotti--wrestle with these questions. The
book has four main themes: (1) Pope Pius XII must be understood in
his particular historical context. (2) Pope Pius XII put the
well-being of the Roman Catholic Church--as he understood that
well-being--first and foremost. (3) In retrospect, Pope Pius XII's
priorities--understandable though they are--not only make him a
problematic Christian leader but also raise important questions
about post-Holocaust Christian identity. (4) Jewish and Christian
memories of the Holocaust will remain different, but reconciliation
can continue to grow. On all sides, relations between Christians
and Jews can be improved by an honest facing of history and by
continuing reflection about what post-Holocaust Christian and
Jewish identities ought--and ought not--to mean.
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