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Backed by a wealth of new research, John Cornwell tells for the first time the story of the World War II career of Eugenio Pacelli, the man who was Pope Pius XII, arguably the most dangerous churchman in modern history. In the first decade of the century, as a brilliant young Vatican lawyer,... read more

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Eugenio Pacelli was described routinely, during his pontificate and after his death, as a member of the Black Nobility.

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Preface
Prologue
1. The Pacellis
2. Hidden Life
3. Papal Power Games
4. To Germany
5. Pacelli and Wimar
6. The Glittering Diplomat
7. Hitler and German Catholicism
8. Hitler and Pacelli
9. The Concordat in Practice
10. Pius XI Speaks Out
11. Darkness over Europe
12. Triumph
13. Pacelli, Pope of Peace
14. Friend of Croatia
15. The Holiness of Pius XII
16. Pacelli and the Holocaust
17. The Jews of Rome
18. Savior of Rome
19. Church Triumphant
20. Absolute Power
21. Pius XII Redivivus
Sources, the "Silence" Debate, and Sainthood
Acknowledgments
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index

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  1. John Cornwell (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: New York Viking
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 0670886939
Page Count: 448

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