The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in EuropeThis is the compelling story of Pope Pius XI's secret relations with Benito Mussolini. A ground-breaking work, based on seven years of research in the Vatican and Fascist archives by US National Book Award-finalist David Kertzer, it will forever change our understanding of the Vatican's role in the rise of Fascism in Europe. Both Pope Pius XI and Mussolini came to power in Rome in 1922. One was scholarly and devout, the other a violent bully. Yet they also had traits in common. Both had explosive tempers. Both bristled at the charge of being the patsy of the other. Both demanded unquestioned obedience from their subordinates, whose knees literally quaked in fear of provoking their wrath. Both came to be disillusioned by the other, yet dreaded what would happen if their alliance were to end. The book unravels for the first time the key role played between pope and dictator by the shadowy Jesuit go-between, dubbed Mussolini's Rasputin. It also reveals the details of the secret agreement worked out by Mussolini with the pope's personal envoy, offering Vatican support for Italy's notorious, anti-Semitic 'racial laws'. And dramatic new light is shed on the controversial figure of Eugenio Pacelli, who (as Pope Pius XII) would later come to be idolized by some and reviled by others for his silence during the Holocaust. In his role as Vatican Secretary of State, Pacelli had to struggle to keep the pope's explosive temper from leading to a break with both Mussolini and Nazi Germany, as the Italian dictator increasingly embraced the German Fuehrer, whom Pius detested. |
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Коментар посетиоца странице - rivkat - LibraryThingThe Pope helped Mussolini get and keep power in return for making Catholicism mandatory in Italy, paving the way for Hitler’s rise. He wasn’t an aggressive anti-Semite, but did nothing to fight the ... Прочитајте целу рецензију
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Коментар посетиоца странице - DLMorrese - LibraryThingEmotional, impulsive, vindictive, deceptive, flexible in his convictions, an authoritarian, and a womanizer, Mussolini led the Fascists in Italy. Despite his antics, he was apparently quite popular ... Прочитајте целу рецензију
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ENEMIES IN COMMON | 115 |
MUSSOLINI HITLER AND THE JEWS | 253 |
Authors Note | 405 |
Acknowledgments | 409 |
Notes | 413 |
499 | |
Photograph Credits | 511 |
513 | |
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