Popes and Politics: Reform, Resentment, and the HolocaustIn the last three decades, scores of books have been published on the role of the Vatican in the modern world. Popes and Politics shows that many recent authors, whether devoted or antagonistic to the papacy, have been guilty of factual disstortions and biased interpretations that lead to a flawed picture of the church and its relation to contemporary society. > |
Contents
Foreword | 9 |
SKEWING CATHOLIC SCHOLARSHIP | 35 |
SQUINTING AT HISTORY | 72 |
THE POPE AND THE SHOAH | 104 |
CONTEXTUALIZING PAPAL SINS | 139 |
BEYOND THE POLITICS OF RANCOR I | 188 |
BEYOND THE POLITICS OF RANCOR II | 215 |
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