Pius XI's hidden encyclical: an appraisal
TitrePius XI's hidden encyclical: an appraisal
Auteur
Call number262.13/0019
N° d'objet08531d
Lieu de publicationJefferson, North Carolina, United States
EditeurMcFarland and Company
Année de publication
2006
Paginationpp65-66
MatérielArticle
ISBN0786423749
NotesArticle from the book 'Pius XII, the Holocaust, and the revisionists : essays' pp65-66
Description
For decades there have been rumors of an unpublished encyclical attacking anti-semitism drafted for Pius XI in 1939 and shelved by Pius XII. This has been adduced as evidence for Pius XII's attitude toward anti-semitism. The authors of the draft rightly condemn racial anti-semitism, but condone religious anti-semitism. They condone the idea that there is historical curse on the Jews, one that makes them outcasts from humanity