A Cross Too Heavy [electronic resource] : Pope Pius XII and the Jews of Europe /
O'Shea, P.author.
The papacy of Pius XII (1939-1958) has been a source of near-constant criticism and debate since his death, particularly because of his alleged silence during the Holocaust. Paul O'Shea examines his little-studied pre-papal life to demonstrate that Pius was neither an anti-Semitic villain nor a 'lamb without stain.'.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Pius XII, Catholics, Myths, and Realities; One Problems with Pacelli; Two Contempt as "Virtue"; Three Et in Unum Ecclesiam; Four Eugenio Pacelli 1876-1917; Five When Worlds Collide; Six His Master's Voice; Seven Cardinal Pacelli, Jews, and Germany, 1933-1939; Eight Habemus Papam; Nine Blessed Eugenio?; Glossary of Terms; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The papacy of Pius XII (1939-1958) has been a source of near-constant criticism and debate since his death, particularly because of his alleged silence during the Holocaust. Paul O'Shea examines his little-studied pre-papal life to demonstrate that Pius was neither an anti-Semitic villain nor a 'lamb without stain.'.
Pius XII, Pope, 1876-1958
Catholic Church
Europe—History.
World War, 1939-1945.
Religion—History.
History, Modern.
Italy—History.
Catholic Church.
European History.
History of World War II and the Holocaust.
History of Religion.
Modern History.
History of Italy.
Catholicism.