Prälat Rudolf von Gerlach, (Teil 3): gewogen - und für zu leicht befunden
Prelate Rudolf von Gerlach: Weighed - and found too light" - When the new elected Pope Benedict XV. in September 1914 chose the Bavarian priest Rudolf Gerlach (1886-1946) as one of his closest collaborators, this nomination evoked worldwide stupefaction, especially as it took place in War times...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Herder
2023
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Römische Quartalschrift für christliche Altertumskunde und Kirchengeschichte
Year: 2023, Volume: 118, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 54-86 |
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Gerlach, Rudolph 1886-1946
/ Catholic church
/ Vatican Palace
/ History 1919-1946
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| RelBib Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBJ Italy KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Summary: | Prelate Rudolf von Gerlach: Weighed - and found too light" - When the new elected Pope Benedict XV. in September 1914 chose the Bavarian priest Rudolf Gerlach (1886-1946) as one of his closest collaborators, this nomination evoked worldwide stupefaction, especially as it took place in War times. Two years later Italy was war-opponent to the German Reich. A high-ranking Vatican official from Germany, intimate to the Pope as Gerlach was, inevitably was under suspect of espionage and target of public (and intelligence) suspicion. Gerlachs origin and career in great parts remain enigmatic - to his contemporaries as well as to historians nowadays. Undoubted a charming and social character, handsome and multilingual, he was driven by a strong will of achieving ascent, recognition and influence. It does not surprise, that a net-working figure like him did not stick to facts and truth alone but put in a good amount of creativity as well. |
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