God and the fascists: the Vatican alliance with Mussolini, Franco, Hitler, and Pavelić

In the decade preceding the outbreak of World War II, the Vatican made a devil's bargain with fascist leaders. Anticipating that their regimes would eliminate a common enemy-- Marxist-Leninist communism-- two popes essentially collaborated with Hitler, Mussolini, Franco in Spain, and Pavelić in...

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1. Verfasser: Deschner, Karlheinz 1924-2014 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Pepper, Richard (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
German
Veröffentlicht: Amherst, New York Prometheus Books [2013]
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Zusammenfassung:In the decade preceding the outbreak of World War II, the Vatican made a devil's bargain with fascist leaders. Anticipating that their regimes would eliminate a common enemy-- Marxist-Leninist communism-- two popes essentially collaborated with Hitler, Mussolini, Franco in Spain, and Pavelić in Croatia. The sheer weight of the evidence that Deschner has brought together in this book raises a host of questions about a powerful institution that continues to exercise political influence to this day.
Beschreibung:282 Seiten 23 cm
ISBN:9781616148379
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