Language:
English
Year of publication:
2004
Titel der Quelle:
Australian Journal of Politics and History
Angaben zur Quelle:
50,3 (2004) 396-406
Keywords:
Pius
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Mistiaen, Emmanuel
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Church history 20th century
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Catholic Church
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Mass media and the Holocaust
Abstract:
Many authors condemn papal wartime policy concerning Nazi antisemitism, and charge the Vatican with having committed a "crime of omission", i.e. having remained silent during the Holocaust. Examines Father Emmanuel Mistiaen's broadcasts from Vatican radio directed to France between 1940-42. Although not accountable to the Pope or his Secretary of State, Mistiaen nevertheless expressed the papacy's viewpoint. Among the topics dealt with by Mistiaen were warnings against collaboration with the Nazis and the Church's opposition to racism. He was one of few in the Church who mentioned the Jews as victims of Nazi racial persecution. Contends that, in conducting such broadcasts, the Vatican pursued a policy of spiritual resistance to Nazi ideology and racism.
DOI:
10.1111/j.1467-8497.2004.00342.x/full
URL:
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