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Informationen zum Autor Jacques Kornberg is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Toronto. Klappentext A meticulous and careful analysis of the career of the twentieth century's most controversial pope, The Pope's Dilemma argues that Pius XII's refusal to condemn Nazi Germany and its allies was driven by the desire to keep Catholics within the Church. Zusammenfassung A meticulous and careful analysis of the career of the twentieth century's most controversial pope, The Pope's Dilemma argues that Pius XII's refusal to condemn Nazi Germany and its allies was driven by the desire to keep Catholics within the Church. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: An Approach to the Controversy 1. Demolition of Pope Pius XII's Reputation 2. The Vatican and Nazi Germany: The 1933 Concordat 3. Pius XII and World War II: The Catholic Belligerent States 4. Catholic Anti-Jewish Attitudes: Achille Ratti, Eugenio Pacelli, and Others 5. The Debate over Pius XII's Priorities, and a Conclusion 6. Pope Pius XII and His Predecessors: Different Popes, Similar Policies 7. Religious Good Trumps Moral Good
