Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. THE POPE’S DILEMMA. Pius XII Faces Atrocities and Genocide in the Second World War 1
5. Introduction: An Approach to the Controversy 3
6. 1. The Demolition of Pope Pius XII’s Reputation 11
7. 2. The Vatican and Nazi Germany: The 1933 Concordat 46
8. 3. Pius XII and the Second World War: The Catholic Belligerent States 75
9. 4. Pius XII and the Second World War: Poland 141
10. 5. Catholic Anti-Jewish Attitudes: Achille Ratti, Eugenio Pacelli, and Others 156
11. 6. Policies 185
12. 7. The Debate over Pius XII’s Priorities 234
13. Conclusion: Religious Good Trumps Moral Good 265
14. Notes 303
15. Bibliography 357
16. Index 383