Title: A cross too heavy : Pope Pius XII and the Jews of Europe /
Authors: O'Shea, Paul Damian.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Pius Relations with Jews.; Catholic Church Relations Judaism.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Judaism Relations Catholic Church; Christianity and antisemitism History; World War, 1939-1945 Religious aspects Catholic Church; National socialism and religion.; History; Catholic Church.; Religion History; History, Modern; Europe History.; Italy History.; World War, 1939-1945.
Abstract: 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 stainches'.