road to Dachau
TitleThe road to Dachau
Author
Call number262.13/0019
Object number08531b
Place of publicationJefferson, North Carolina, United States
PublisherMcFarland and Company
Year of publication
2006
Physical descriptionpp43-58
MaterialArticle
ISBN0786423749
NotesArticle from the book 'Pius XII, the Holocaust, and the revisionists : essays' pp43-58
Description
The revisionists fault Cardinal Pacelli for having negotiated the 1933 concordat with Germany. They claim that it legitimised the regime and destroyed the Catholic Center Party. The revisionist interpretation displays ignorance of the literature regarding Hitler's rise to power. The Catholic Church was prohibited under a directive ordering the suppression of certain religious societies. Thousands of clergymen were imprisoned in Dachau where many died
