{"product_id":"the-popes-dilemma-pius-xii-faces-atrocities-and-genocide-in-the-second-world-war-9781442628281","title":"The Pope's Dilemma: Pius XII Faces Atrocities and Genocide in the Second World War","description":"\u003cp\u003ePope Pius XII presided over the Catholic Church during one of the most challenging moments in its history. Elected in early 1939, Pius XII spoke out against war and destruction, but his refusal to condemn Nazi Germany and its allies for mass atrocities and genocide remains controversial almost seventy years after the end of the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars have blamed Pius's inaction on anti-communism, antisemitism, a special emotional bond with Germany, or a preference for fascist authoritarianism. Delving deep into Catholic theology and ecclesiology, Jacques Kornberg argues instead that what drove Pius XII was the belief that his highest priority must be to preserve the authority of the Church and the access to salvation that it provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Pope's Dilemma\u003c\/em\u003e, Kornberg uses the examples of Pius XII's immediate predecessors Benedict XV and the Armenian genocide and Pius XI and Fascist Italy, as well as case studies of Pius XII's wartime policies towards five Catholic countries (Croatia, France, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia), to demonstrate the consistency with which Pius XII and the Vatican avoided confronting the perpetrators of atrocities and strove to keep Catholics within the Church. By this measure, Pius XII did not betray, but fulfilled his papal role.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA meticulous and careful analysis of the career of the twentieth century's most controversial pope, \u003cem\u003eThe Pope's Dilemma\u003c\/em\u003e is an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the Catholic Church's wartime legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacques Kornberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442628281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKornberg, Jacques:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJacques Kornberg\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Toronto.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45026741059699,"sku":"9781442628281","price":81.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_fe4f5d12-b6ea-49e6-9fa0-ece28b01a727.jpg?v=1779468845","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-popes-dilemma-pius-xii-faces-atrocities-and-genocide-in-the-second-world-war-9781442628281","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}