Righteous Gentiles
How Pius XII And the Catholic Church Saved Half a Million Jews from the Nazis
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Author
Contributions
- Michael Novak - Foreword
- Michael Novak (Foreword) - Contributor
Publication
2005-11-01 - Spence Publishing Company
Language
English
Word Count
94,500 words, Guess
Page Count
378 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8714972M
- ISBN-139781890626600
- ISBN-101890626600
- OCLC Control Number62522072
- OCLC Control Numberrighteousgentile0000rych
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2005931671
- LibraryThing1072529
- Goodreads226474
Classifications
- LCCD810.C6 R96 2005
Description
A relentless band of propagandists has convinced much of the world that Pope Pius XII and the Catholic Church, in the face of the great moral crisis of the twentieth century, were little more than Nazi lapdogs. The myth of 'Hitler's pope', however, is grounded not in the facts of history but in the ideological agenda of Pius's detractors. Given unprecedented access to Church archives, including a confidential Vatican report on Pius XII, Ronald J. Rychlak documents the heroic response of the Holy Father and countless other Catholics to the plight of Jews under Nazi rule. From the end of World War II until well after his death, Pius XII was universally respected for his leadership...
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