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Hitler’s Pope by John Cornwell is a book geared to examining the contributions made by Eugenio Pacelli to the papacy both before and after becoming pope. Cornwell uses historical analysis of Pacelli’s life as a way of showing how events within his past ultimately influenced the decisions he made while in papal office. Cornwell states that the thesis of this book is the fatal influence Pacelli had on the history of this century.
Eugenio Pacelli had a history that inevitably placed him into a position within the church. ...
Cornwell uses the argument that Pacelli’s intentions to protect the church and defend its power led him to make detrimental decisions. The historical picture painted by Cornwell suggests that Pacelli’s work with various popes and his role in coordinating concordats on their behalf started a continuous path of downward political decisions. ... Under the pontificate of Pius X , Pacelli set up meetings between the Serbs and papal authorities until the concordat was eventually signed. ...
Working in the Vatican while Pius X was pope had an influence on Pacelli. Pius X has an anti-modernist. Pius X thought that modernist ideas were poison. ... Pius X created the Anti-Modernist Oath. The pope made ordained officials take this oath against modernism even if it was contrary to their own conscience. ...
Cornwell also shows that Pius X had an impact on Pacelli by stating that Pacelli, as Pope Pius XII , was the one responsible for the canonization of Pius X . This showed that Pacelli supported Pius X’s decisions and anti-modernist philosophy.
In 1933 Pacelli ended negotiations with Adolph Hitler. ...
Hitler had other reasons for a concordat with Pacelli. According to Cornwell, Hitler saw the Catholic Church as an obstacle that would hinder the intentions of National Socialism.
Approximate Word count = 1460
Approximate Pages = 5.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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