A cross too heavy : Eugenio Pacelli : politics and the Jews of Europe, 1917-1943

Debunks myths and sets straight the Pope's perceptions of what fascism was doing to continue anti-Semitism that had pervaded Europe for centuries. Concludes that Pius XII was consistent in his manner toward the Jews of Europe, which reflected the moral flaws of considering them "lesser victims," a perception consistent with the Judeophobia then extant in Europe.