TY - BOOK AU - Cymet,David TI - History vs. apologetics: the Holocaust, the Third Reich, and the Catholic Church SN - 9780739132951 AV - BM535 .C88 2010eb U1 - 940.53/18 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Lanham, Md. PB - Lexington Books KW - Pius KW - Catholic Church KW - Relations KW - Judaism KW - Église catholique KW - Judaïsme KW - fast KW - Christianity and antisemitism KW - History KW - National socialism and religion KW - Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianisme et antisémitisme KW - Histoire KW - Nazisme KW - Aspect religieux KW - Holocauste, 1939-1945 KW - Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 KW - HISTORY KW - Holocaust KW - bisacsh KW - War KW - Interfaith relations KW - Relations with Jews N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Hitler's background -- Hitler in power, 1933 -- German rearmament -- Hitler's Grossdeutschland -- Catholic Europe 'defends' itself from the Jews -- World War II -- The Einsatzgruppen -- The death camps -- The final solution in Christian Europe -- Vatican response to the final solution -- Pius XII in the postwar period (1945-1958) -- Epilogue: After Pope Pius XII's death N2 - Set within the context of the political and ideological developments of the time, History vs. Apologetics examines the role played by the Catholic Church in the rise and consolidation of the Third Reich and in particular with regard to the Nazi persecution of the Jews. David Cymet's comprehensive critical analysis of the polemical literature on the topic makes it possible to separate legitimate history from apologetic allegations and misrepresentations, bringing to light key elements of Church policy intentionally misinterpreted by apologists. By surveying the Church's policy from prior to the UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=483032 ER -