A Cross Too Heavy: Pope Pius XII and the Jews of Europe, Paul O'Shea (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), 273 pp., hardcover 110.00, paperback 29.00
Australian historian Paul O'Shea's thoughtful reassessment of Pope Pius XII puts forward mild and empathetic criticism of the controversial pontiff's conduct towards the Jews of Europe. O'Shea argues that while Pius, who was opposed to National Socialism, genuinely sought to help...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2013
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Holocaust and genocide studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 324-326 |
| Review of: | A cross too heavy (New York, NY [u.a.] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) (Ruff, Mark Edward)
A cross too heavy (New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) (Ruff, Mark Edward) |
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| Summary: | Australian historian Paul O'Shea's thoughtful reassessment of Pope Pius XII puts forward mild and empathetic criticism of the controversial pontiff's conduct towards the Jews of Europe. O'Shea argues that while Pius, who was opposed to National Socialism, genuinely sought to help and rescue beleaguered Jews, he did so within certain limits. He was intent on endangering neither the Vatican's political position on the continent, nor the fiction of papal neutrality. The “silence” for which Pius XII has been repeatedly attacked was, according to O'Shea, the result of his deliberate “strategy to protect Vatican interests.”, The future pope's worldview is the cornerstone of O'Shea's analysis. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-7937 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Holocaust and genocide studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/hgs/dct031 |