The pope's dilemma : Pius XII faces atrocities and genocide in the Second World War / Jacques Kornberg.

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2015]

x, 405 pages ; 23 cm.

Introduction: An Approach to the Controversy -- 1. The Demolition of Pope Pius XII's Reputation -- 2. The Vatican and Nazi Germany: The 1933 Concordat -- 3. Pius XII and the Second World War: The Catholic Belligerent States -- 4. Pius XII and the Second World War: Poland -- 5. Catholic Anti-Jewish Attitudes: Achille Ratti, Eugenio Pacelli, and Others -- 6. Pope Pius XII and His Predecessors: Different Popes, Similar Policies -- 7. The Debate over Pius XII's Priorities -- Conclusion: Religious Good Trumps Moral Good.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-382) and index.