Title The lonely Cold War of Pope Pius XII : the Roman Catholic Church and the division of Europe, 1943-1950 / Peter C. Kent

Published Montréal, Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 321 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits Contents pt. 1. The Church and the challenge of communism Introduction -- The first cold warriors -- pt. 2. The Roman Catholic Church in the Second World War -- The Church and the Axis powers -- The Church under Nazi occupation -- The Church in the Balkans -- The Church in the United States -- The Soviet Union and the Catholic Church -- The papacy and the Second World War -- pt. 3. Il dopoguerra : neither war nor peace -- Papal leadership after the war -- Early persecution in the Balkans -- The Catholic majorities of East Central Europe -- Catholics and European reconstruction -- The Catholic Church and the occupation of Germany -- pt. 4. The Cold War begins -- The martyrdom of Archbishop Stepinac -- Vatican resistance to the division of Europe -- The impossibility of Vatican neutrality -- Communist consolidation and Catholic division -- The religious Cold War : communist offensive -- The religious Cold War : Catholic counter-offensive Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-308) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Christianity and politics -- Catholic Church -- History -- 20th century Communism and Christianity -- Catholic Church. Papacy -- History -- 1929-1945. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. RELIGION -- Christianity -- Catholic. Christianity and politics -- Catholic Church Communism and Christianity -- Catholic Church Papacy Politics and government Diplomatieke betrekkingen. Koude Oorlog. Rooms-Katholieke Kerk. SUBJECT Europe -- Politics and government -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045750 Subject Europe Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780773569942 0773569944 1282860224 9781282860223 9786612860225 6612860227

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