The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler by David I. Kertzer Read Books
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The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler by David I. Kertzer
Based on newly opened Vatican archives, a groundbreaking, explosive, and riveting book about Pope Pius XII and his actions during World War II, including how he responded to the Holocaust, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Pope and Mussolini"Splendid . . . The Pope at War ends much of the debate about the pope and surely makes any lingering apologia for his stance implausible."--Ian Kershaw, author of Hitler: A BiographyWhen Pope Pius XII died in 1958, his papers were sealed in the Vatican Secret Archives, leaving unanswered questions about what he knew and did during World War II. Those questions have only grown and festered, making Pius XII one of the most controversial popes in Church history, especially now as the Vatican prepares to canonize him.In 2020, Pius XII's archives were finally opened, and David I. Kertzer--widely recognized as one of the world's leading Vatican scholars--has been mining this new material ever since, revealing how the pope came to set aside