Quia Pius … CU Pope Pius XI. From National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer comes the gripping story of Pope Pius XI’s secret relations with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. His reign as pope coincided with the rise of fascism, including the dictatorships of Benito Mussolini in Italy, Adolph Hitler in Germany, and General Francisco Franco in Spain. His reign was one of busy diplomatic activity for the Vatican. Yet Pius XI and "Il Duce" had many things in common. [7], Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, "The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe", "2015 Pulitzer Winners: Charleston, S.C., Paper Wins Public Service Prize; New York Times Wins 3", "How a Pope Helped Mussolini Rise to Power And tried to stop him before it was too late", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Pope_and_Mussolini&oldid=984567042, Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography-winning works, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 20 October 2020, at 20:06. Kertzer clearly draws the picture of the dubious Jesuit Tacchi Venturi, who served as an intermediary between the Pope and the "Duce". und Pius XII. He knows how to build up tension and keep it up to the last page. The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe von Kertzer, David I. beim ZVAB.com - ISBN 10: 0812993462 - ISBN 13: 9780812993462 - RANDOM HOUSE - 2014 - … He had been born on May 31, 1857 is Desio, Italy. The pontiff did not publicly protest against the nationwide collection of wedding rings that were melted-down in support of the conquest of Abyssinia, which was contrary to international law. After short, largely secret negotiations, the Lateran Treaty between the Vatican and the Kingdom of Italy was concluded as early as 1929. From Stand-Off to Confrontation: Pope Pius XII and Mussolini, 1938-1943 By Harry Schnitker, Ph.D. * The relationship between the Catholic Church in … In the election of 1921, the fascists only elected 35 deputies in an Italian parliament of 352 members. They shared a distrust of democracy and a visceral hatred of Communism. —Rolf Hochhuth, opening stage directions of The Deputy. When Mussolini became prime minister, in October 1922, the new pope, Pius XI, knew he had a politician with whom he could deal. In the Vatican the opportunity was recognized to solve the difficult “Roman question,” which since the destruction of the Papal States in 1870 had burdened the relationship between state and church. Jörg Ernesti is Professor of Church History at the University of Augsburg in Germany. EDITORIAL NOTE: Our special thanks go out to Professor Ulrich Lehner for putting us in touch with Professor Ernesti. Kertzer begins in the year 1918. Price: $14.99. Afterwards the situation eased somewhat, but there were repeated conflicts between Pius XI and Mussolini, who despised each other deeply. It was a discourse that Mussolini … One was scholarly and devout, the other thuggish and profane. When David Kertzer's Pulitzer Prize-winning study The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe appeared under the German title The First Deputy, expectations were raised: Will we now also have to revise the image of Pius XI? This paved the way for the one-party state. Just invest little mature to log on this on-line pronouncement the pope and mussolini Page 3/9. Cardinal Robert Sarah on the consequences of the dictatorship of noise. The Italian racial laws (1938) finally led to a breaking test of relations. It will not waste your time. In 1937, he had advised him against condemning the National Socialist persecution of the Church in an encyclical. Both men were headstrong adversaries who cooperated as needed. Requiem: XI. It is hard to say how a man with so likable a face could, in good conscience, reconcile himself to the continuance of the Concordat between the Curia and the Government of the Third Reich, even when Catholic Jews were deported. [6], The biography won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize in Drama, Letter and Music category of Biography or Autobiography. Mussolini, a failed assistant teacher, anti-clerical journalist and ex-socialist, had effectively seized power in 1922. For non-historians, the book certainly offers a surprisingly new view of the period described; experts, on the other hand, are unlikely to find anything new. This essay was translated by the author with the help of the www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version). University of Notre Dame, McGrath Institute for Church Life In Italy, the Fascist dictator Benito Mussolinitook power, while in Germany, the fragile Weimar Republic collapsed with the Nazi seizure of power. Up to now he was considered to be a Pope who did not shy from... 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