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Pope Pius XII and His Silent War
The legacy of Pope Pius XII has been clouded by controversy since his death in 1958. Could he have intervened on behalf of the Jews more forcefully during the Holocaust? His critics condemn him for his silence and some even accuse him of Anti-Semitism. Others say he was working with the Allies to help overthrow Adolph Hitler. What is the truth? This volume presents both sides of the argument.
89 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 28, 2019
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November 11, 2020
The role of the Pope during World War II is one that has generated a good bit of controversy and this book does a good job examination just what went on. After reading the book I tend to think that if the Pope had tried to do some thing major and open he would have been killed and the Vatican would have fallen to the Nazis for their own perverted use.
The book goes into the predecessor of Pope Pius XII, the Italian government position in relation to the Nazis, various writings of Pope Pius XI that were covered up and or destroyed and concerns that speaking out about what the Nazis were doing might have brought even more trouble to the Jews and the Catholics.
It goes into detail about Pope Pius XII's background. It also covers The Protocols of Learned Elders of Zion, the murder of prominent Catholics during the Night of the Long Knives, the murder of 350,000 Serbs during racial cleansing, what happened to the Jews, Nazis in Rome, Nazis murdering Jews in the concentration camps and murdering Italians and the liberation of Italy by the allies.
That covers just some of the topics in this book. It's very good, very complete and very thought-provoking.
The book goes into the predecessor of Pope Pius XII, the Italian government position in relation to the Nazis, various writings of Pope Pius XI that were covered up and or destroyed and concerns that speaking out about what the Nazis were doing might have brought even more trouble to the Jews and the Catholics.
It goes into detail about Pope Pius XII's background. It also covers The Protocols of Learned Elders of Zion, the murder of prominent Catholics during the Night of the Long Knives, the murder of 350,000 Serbs during racial cleansing, what happened to the Jews, Nazis in Rome, Nazis murdering Jews in the concentration camps and murdering Italians and the liberation of Italy by the allies.
That covers just some of the topics in this book. It's very good, very complete and very thought-provoking.
October 29, 2025
Lots of new information
Once again we witness how personal biases of so called journalists are rampant in today's culture. It is most refreshing to read this tome which, in my opinion, truly presents factual information and highlights how those facts are viewed from various perspectives.
Instead of looking at events with the benefit of hindsight, it accurately presents the complexity of the reality of what the pope faced during this period of history.
Once again we witness how personal biases of so called journalists are rampant in today's culture. It is most refreshing to read this tome which, in my opinion, truly presents factual information and highlights how those facts are viewed from various perspectives.
Instead of looking at events with the benefit of hindsight, it accurately presents the complexity of the reality of what the pope faced during this period of history.
October 23, 2021
Very interesting
Highly recommend this book.Very interesting.a real page turner.well researched well written.great insight to the historic politics and players of the era.
Highly recommend this book.Very interesting.a real page turner.well researched well written.great insight to the historic politics and players of the era.
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