POINTS OF VIEW: The Catholic Church and the Holocaust; Institutional Persepectives Cover Image

PUNKTY WIDZENIA: Kościół katolicki a zagłada Żydów: Perspektywy instytucjonalne
POINTS OF VIEW: The Catholic Church and the Holocaust; Institutional Persepectives

Author(s): John T. Pawlikowski OSM
Subject(s): History
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Centrum Badań nad Zagładą Żydów & IFiS PAN
Keywords: Pius XII; the Holocaust; relations between the Catholic Church and Judaism

Summary/Abstract: The article presents and analyses the Vatican’s official position on the Holocaust, from the declaration “We Remember” of 1998 to Benedict XVI’s speeches. The author indicates a certain ambiguity of the Catholic Church’s attitude to anti-Semitic and Holocaust issues, as well as the reluctance to recognize the role of the Catholics’ in the Holocaust. The contentious issue of the beatification of Pius XII is also discussed.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 261-277
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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