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A Cross Too Heavy : Pope Pius XII and the Jews of Europe /

The papacy of Pius XII (1939-1958) has been a source of near-constant criticism and debate since his death, particularly because of his alleged silence during the Holocaust. Paul O'Shea examines his little-studied pre-papal life to demonstrate that Pius was neither an anti-Semitic villain nor a...

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Main Author:	O'Shea, Paul (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:	Catholic Church. History. Catholicism. European History. History of Italy. History of Religion. History of World War II and the Holocaust. Modern History. History, Modern. Religion > History. World War, 1939-1945. Europe > History. Italy > History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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