Why read The Popes Against the Jews?

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A groundbreaking historical study based on documents previously locked in the Vatican’s secret archives: The Popes Against the Jews graphically shows how the Catholic Church helped make the Holocaust possible.

Pope John Paul II, as part of his effort to improve Catholic-Jewish relations, has himself called for a clear-eyed historical…

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Suzanna Eibuszyc

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Pope Ratzinger, was the one who opened the Vatican’s archives to researchers, under lock and key until then. The documents hidden for centuries are finally seeing the light of day and this book is the result.

Painstakingly researched, the facts put to rest the Churches' long denial, that it had no role in spreading Antisemitism. The conduct of the Church and the Popes with regard to the Jews can no longer be overlooked, the tragic consequences that followed was the Holocaust. The Vatican's role and the centuries-old Antisemitism are accounted for, the exposed data speaks for itself.

From Suzanna's 3 favorite reads in 2023.