Temple Micah Book Club

September 5, 2023    
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Kertzer, David, The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini and Hitler, 641 pages. Pub: 2022 (Francie Schwartz)

DC: ebook – 0 available; book – 2 of 6 available;
MC: book – 1 of 10 available; audio – available; ebook – 0 available; Kindle – 0 of 6 available

When Pope Pius XII died in 1958, his papers were sealed in the Vatican Secret Archives, leaving unanswered questions about what he knew and did during World War II. Those questions have only grown and festered, making Pius XII one of the most controversial popes in Church history, especially now as the Vatican prepares to canonize him.

In 2020, Pius XII’s archives were finally opened, and David I. Kertzer—widely recognized as one of the world’s leading Vatican scholars—has been mining this new material ever since, revealing how the pope came to set aside moral leadership in order to preserve his church’s power.

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