The Life and Pontificate of Pope Pius Xii

The Life and Pontificate of Pope Pius Xii
ISBN-10
0813220165
ISBN-13
9780813220161
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
337
Language
English
Published
2013-02-04
Publisher
CUA Press
Author
Frank Coppa

Description

Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII, is one of the most studied but least understood popes of the twentieth century while his pontificate remains the most turbulent and controversial. This is a balanced and non-reactive account of his life and times. Its focus is not on the pope's silence during the Holocaust, though it does address the issue in a historical and objective framework. It probes the roots of his traditionalism and legalism, his approach to modernity and reformism in Church and society, and the influences behind his policies and actions.

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