Soldier of Christ : the life of Pope Pius XII /

Debates over the legacy of Pope Pius XII and his canonization are so heated they are known as the "Pius wars." Soldier of Christ moves beyond competing caricatures and considers Pius XII as Eugenio Pacelli, a flawed and gifted man. While offering insight into the Pope's response to Na...

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Main Author: Ventresca, Robert
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Pius war
  • Black nobility and papal Rome
  • Diplomat's vocation
  • Conflict and compromise
  • Tremendous responsibility
  • War and Holocaust
  • New world order
  • Universal pope
  • Virtuous life?