The Lonely Cold War of Pope Pius XII: The Roman Catholic Church and the Division of Europe, 1943-1950

Kent, Peter C.

ISBN 10: 077352326X / ISBN 13: 9780773523265

Published by McGill-Queen's University Press, 2002

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Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Edge wear. Corner bumped. Clean, unmarked pages. viii, 321 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates, illustrations, portraits, 23 cm. "In The Lonely Cold War of Pope Pius XII Peter Kent shows how the Catholic Church was able to continue to exist on both sides of the Iron Curtain in spite of the division of Europe after the Second World War. Although Christian democracy became increasingly influential in western Europe, the struggle to preserve the position and rights of the Church in the east was much more difficult. When east European governments, under Moscow's direction, began their offensive against the independence of the Church in 1948, the papacy found that it stood alone, with little assistance from the U.S. Kent offers a new assessment of Pius XII, extending the study of his career and papacy beyond the Second World War. He also examines the origins of the Cold War, the European perspective on American and Soviet policies, and the diplomatic role and influence of the Roman Catholic Church.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Lonely Cold War of Pope Pius XII: The Roman Catholic Church and the Division of Europe, 1943-1950
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 077352326X
• ISBN 13: 9780773523265
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 24 ounces
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The first detailed study of the international role of the papacy and the Roman Catholic Church in the shaping of post-1945 Europe and the origins of the Cold War.

In The Lonely Cold War of Pope Pius XII Peter Kent shows how the Catholic Church was able to continue to exist on both sides of the Iron Curtain in spite of the division of Europe after the Second World War. Although Christian democracy became increasingly influential in western Europe, the struggle to preserve the position and rights of the Church in the east was much more difficult. When east European governments, under Moscow's direction, began their offensive against the independence of the Church in 1948, the papacy found that it stood alone, with little assistance from the U.S.

Kent offers a new assessment of Pius XII, extending the study of his career and papacy beyond the Second World War. He also examines the origins of the Cold War, the European perspective on American and Soviet policies, and the diplomatic role and influence of the Roman Catholic Church.

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