Título: Hitler, the War, and the Pope
Autor: Ronald J. Rychlak
Sinopse: Was Pope Pius XII a Nazi Sympathizer?
For almost fifty years, a controversy has raged about Pope Pius XII. Was the Pope who had shepherded the Church through World War II a Nazi sympathizer? Was he, as some have dared call him, Hitler's pope? Did he do nothing to help the Jewish people in the grips of the Holocaust?
In a thoroughly researched and meticulously documented analysis of the historical record, Ronald Rychlak has gotten past the anger and emotion and uncovered the truth about Pius XII. Not only does he refute the accusations against the Pope, but for the first time documents how the slanders against him had their roots in a Soviet Communist campaign to discredit him and, by extension, the Church.
"Let those who doubt but read Rychlak, follow his exquisitely organized courtroon-like arguments. What Professor Rychlak brings to the forum are facts, not rhetoric; dates, not conjecture; evidence, not slander.... The world owes Ronald Rychlak a debt for bringing the truth to light." -- Rabbi Eric A. Silver
"In his well-crafted pages...the portrait that emerges is one of an extraordinary pastor facing extremely vexing circumstances, of a holy man vying against an evil man, of a human being trying to save the lives of other human beings, of a light shining in the darkness." -- John Cardinal O'Connor (1920-2000) Archbishop of New York (from the Foreword to the first edition)
"I have read many books on Pius XII, and this is by far the most dispassionate in laying out the context, relevant facts, accusations, and evidence pro and con. The book is highly engaging because it is filled with so many little-known facts. The research has been prodigious. Yet the presentation is as down-to-earth as it would have to be in a courtroom.... This is a wonderfully realistic book." -- Michael Novak, George Frederick Jewett Scholar in Religion, Philosophy, and Public Policy, American Enterprise Institute
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Hitler, the War, and the Pope”, de Ronald J. Rychlak, publicado pela editora Our Sunday Visitor, em 2010 e com 642 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Our Sunday Visitor
Páginas: 642
Ano: 2010-05-28
Edição: Rev Exp
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1592765653
ISBN13: 9781592765652
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Our Sunday Visitor costumam explorar a fé católica com uma combinação de relatos pessoais, ensinamentos doutrinários e reflexões práticas para a vida cotidiana. A experiência de leitura frequentemente envolve um tom acolhedor e acessível, que aproxima o leitor de temas complexos como espiritualidade, moral e liturgia, sem perder a clareza. O catálogo sugere uma preocupação constante com a vivência da fé em diferentes contextos — desde a formação de crianças até o acompanhamento de adultos em processos de conversão e crescimento espiritual. Há obras que mesclam narrativa pessoal e humor com ensinamentos da Igreja, enquanto outras adotam um formato mais didático e sistematizado, como exposições detalhadas da doutrina e guias para celebrações litúrgicas.
