Pius XII: The Hound of Hitler By Gerard Noel
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What a destiny to be caught as Pope at a time which was so damned difficult impressed by the courage and determination as well as her total dedication of Sister Pasqualina to His Holiness as the person representing Jesus on earth complete blind faith in his person and totally devoted to Mother Church some of the Cardinals do not come through as totally or anywhere equal in stature to this nun or to his holiness what a wicked end for her what a painful living death 232 A fascinating examination of the life and actions of Pius XII Pope from 1939 1958 Gerard Noel avoids the two extreme views of Pius as Saint or as servant of Hitler He examines the psychological aspects of the man from his early childhood through his career as canon lawyer Secretary of State and ultimately Pope seeking an understanding of the motives behind Pius apparently contradictory actions Noel skilfully brings out Pius asceticism his loathing of Communism and determination to protect Catholicism at all costs and his strange and embattled dealings with the Curia He is particularly strong in conveying the gloom and paranoia within the 19th century Catholic Church and the impact this had on the impressionable young Eugenio Pacelli He also provides a thorough analysis of the fascinating relationship of Pacelli and his assistant Sister Pasqualina His reasoning regarding the Pope s inaction when faced with atrocities in Croatia or the actions of Franciscans in Sicily is sometimes less convincing but overall this is a balanced sympathetic well researched and well argued piece of historical writing 232 In Pius XII The Hound of Hitler Gerard Noel seeks not to justify but to explain this most infamous of popes whose silence contributed to the Holocaust After much research and careful consideration I m not sure he s done much of either Noel gives us an insider s view of the life of Eugenio Pacelli and the papacy of Pius XII in a way few scholars have However this insider s view is somehow both less complete and ambiguous than the mixed criticism and praise presented by so many others We journey with the author into the future pope s deeply religious home life hear the screams with which he awoke from the nightmares that plagued him explore the physical and mental weaknesses of this most powerful of men and overall touch the humanity of the man who led the Roman Catholic Church during one of the most inhuman times in human history As a man Eugenio Pacelli elicits no small amount of sympathy As the Pope Pius XII provokes both disgust and half hearted admiration. PDF Pius xii Obsessed with a lifelong mission to centralize the power of the Church in the Pope Pius XII missed many opportunities to uphold the moral ground of the Christian faith From a treaty with Mussolini to the concordat with Hitler to the disbanding of the Catholic Center Party to the tacit approval of Catholic participation in and cooperation with the Nazi Party Pius XII failed in upholding the moral teachings of his Church in the face of the man determined to destroy the world On the other hand Pius XII participated in an ultimately failed plot to assassinate Hitler gave aid to refugees and saved hundreds of thousands of Jewish lives throughout Europe Always he was willing to be both sinner and saint in the name of his faith. Pius xii encyclical on evolution Ultimately the most intriguing aspect of Noel s tome is his examination not of the inner world of Pius XII but of the role of Mother Pasqualina the German nun who spent most of her life by Pacelli s side and left the Vatican in solitude after his death Over and over this small woman raised her voice in defense of the virtues and values of the Christian faith Finding greatness in her Pope she did not hesitate to condemn his failures and those of the power hungry cardinals who struggled for power and position in his domain Forcing him to agree to the right thing once in a while she worked tirelessly to carry out the relief work for which Pius XII has received most of the credit. Paus pius xii In the end the reader is left with questions than answers Would Pius XII have achieved what he did without the moral guidance and courage of Mother Pasqualina How many lives could have been saved if he d only listened to her advice often Can the salvation of hundreds of thousands explain the deaths of millions If you seek answers Pius XII is not for you The source of the questions however is well worth exploring. Pius xii body explosion Review by Melinda Barton 232
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