Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-249) and index.
Contents:
A pope's illusions and the rebirth of Christian society -- The spiritual turn -- France and communism as Christian heresy -- Spain and the crusade -- Nazism as public enemy number one : Pius XI and Hitler -- "Another cross that is not the cross of Christ" : Pius XI, Mussolini, Hitler -- "Spiritually we are all Semites" -- The end of a papacy : a sigh of relief.
Summary:
The Vatican against Nazism and Fascism on the eve of WWII. A tired pope watching the crisis unfold and considering what action to take against the new enemies of Christianity. Pius XI died on February 10th, 1939, just after finishing the address he hoped to deliver to the Italian bishops on the tenth anniversary of the Lateran Pact.
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