The Papacy, the Jews, and the Holocaust

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This work not only examines Rome's reaction during the fascist period but delves into the broader historical development and the impact of theological anti-Judaism CONTENTS Introduction: The Papacy and the Jews between History and Polemic Abbreviations 1. Papal Anti-Judaism in Theory and Practice over the Millennia 2. Anti-Judaism in the Church: From the French Revolution to the Mid-Nineteenth Century 3. Pio Nono and the Jews: From Reform to Reaction, 1846–1878 4. Anti-Judaism in an Age of Anti-Semitism, 1878–1922 5. Pius XI and the Jews in an Age of Dictators, 1922–1939 6. The “Silence” of Pius XII and His Crusade against Communism 7. John XXIII, Paul VI, and Vatican II: Aggiornamento and the New Relationship between Catholics and Jews 8. Apology and Reconciliation: John Paul II Confronts the Church’s Anti-Judaic Past and the Holocaust Conclusion: The Papacy and the Jews, Past and Present Select Bibliography Index