Soldier of Christ [electronic resource] : the life of Pope Pius XII / Robert A. Ventresca.

9780674067301 electronic book
9780674049611

Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.

English

1 online resource (405 p.) : ill.

BX1378 .V46 2013eb

282.092 B

Documents the life of the controversial pope, discussing his religious upbringing, his work as a papal diplomat, his reponses to the persecution of the Jews during World War II, and his appointment of church officials in China, India, and Africa.
Reveals a paradoxical figure: a prophetic reformer of limited vision whose leadership stimulated the emergence of a global Catholicism while sowing doubt and dissension among some of the Church's most faithful servants. The Cold War and Pius XII's manner of engaging with the modern world defined his pontificate, Ventresca argues.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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