Pope and Devil: the Vatican's archives and the Third Reich

In rich detail, Wolf presents astonishing findings from the recently opened Vatican archives--discoveries that clarify the relations between National Socialism and the Vatican. He illuminates the thinking of the popes, cardinals, and bishops who saw themselves in a historic struggle against evil. --...

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Main Author: Wolf, Hubert 1959- (Author)
Contributors: Kronenberg, Kenneth (Translator)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, Mass Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2010
In:Year: 2010
Reviews:Pope and devil. The Vatican's archives and the Third Reich. By Hubert Wolf. (Trans. by Kenneth Kronenberg of Papst und Teufel: die Archive des Vatikan und das dritte Reich, Munich: C. H. Beck, 2008.) Pp. vii+325 incl. 32 ills. Cambridge, Ma–London: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2010. £22.95. 978 0 674 05081 5 (2011) (Cornwell, John)
Pope and Devil: The Vatican's Archives and the Third Reich, Hubert Wolf (Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2010), 336 pp., cloth 29.95, £22.95, €27.00 (2011) (Eugene Jones, Larry)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Pius XII Pope 1876-1958
Further subjects:B Germany Foreign relations 1918-1933
B Catholic Church History 20th century
B Germany Foreign relations Catholic Church
B Catholic Church Foreign relations (Germany)
B Germany Foreign relations 1933-1945
B National socialism and religion
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:In rich detail, Wolf presents astonishing findings from the recently opened Vatican archives--discoveries that clarify the relations between National Socialism and the Vatican. He illuminates the thinking of the popes, cardinals, and bishops who saw themselves in a historic struggle against evil. --from publisher description
Neutralizing evil? Vatican prescriptions for Germany (1917-1929) -- Perfidious Jews? The battle in the Vatican over anti-Semitism (1928) -- The pact with the Devil? The Reichskonkordat (1930-1933) -- Molto delicato? The Roman Curia and the persecution of the Jews (1933-1939) -- Dogma or diplomacy? The Catholic worldview and Nazi ideology (1933-1939)
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0674050819