Comments on: ‘The Pope: A Portrait from Life’ http://www.andrewcusack.com/2005/04/22/the-pope-a-portrait-from-life/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:19:25 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Andrew Cusack http://www.andrewcusack.com/2005/04/22/the-pope-a-portrait-from-life/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Andrew Cusack Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:50:19 +0000 http://www.andrewcusack.com/net/2005/04/22/the-pope-a-portrait-from-life/#comment-80 Thankfully, a number of scholars have demolished the case Cornwell made in his book. Unfortunately, Cornwell's book was intended for a popular audience, and was happily seized by the media and given much publicity. The refutations, some of which have tended toward the more scholarly, have not been given the same level of attention. Two of the more popular refutations are <i>The Myth of Hitler's Pope</i> by Rabbi David G. Dalin, and <i>Pope Pius XII</i> by Sister Margherita Marchione, who has devoted much of her time and efforts to clearing the name of this great and holy man. Thankfully, a number of scholars have demolished the case Cornwell made in his book. Unfortunately, Cornwell’s book was intended for a popular audience, and was happily seized by the media and given much publicity. The refutations, some of which have tended toward the more scholarly, have not been given the same level of attention.

Two of the more popular refutations are The Myth of Hitler’s Pope by Rabbi David G. Dalin, and Pope Pius XII by Sister Margherita Marchione, who has devoted much of her time and efforts to clearing the name of this great and holy man.

]]> By: Jacqueline Jouret http://www.andrewcusack.com/2005/04/22/the-pope-a-portrait-from-life/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Jacqueline Jouret Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:41:40 +0000 http://www.andrewcusack.com/net/2005/04/22/the-pope-a-portrait-from-life/#comment-79 Mr. Cusack: Have you by any chance read John Cornwell's book, Hitler's Pope, about Pius XII? Despite his initial intentions to write a book along the lines of what you describe above, he ended up finding documentation that suggested that Pius was anything but the equality-minded giver of shelter apparently depicted by Prince Constantine. I haven't read the prince's book, but wonder if he might have lacked access to the Vatican archives used by Cornwell to inadvertently draw a conflicting portrait. Mr. Cusack: Have you by any chance read John Cornwell’s book, Hitler’s Pope, about Pius XII? Despite his initial intentions to write a book along the lines of what you describe above, he ended up finding documentation that suggested that Pius was anything but the equality-minded giver of shelter apparently depicted by Prince Constantine. I haven’t read the prince’s book, but wonder if he might have lacked access to the Vatican archives used by Cornwell to inadvertently draw a conflicting portrait.

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