Keepers of the Keys: John XXIII, Paul VI, and John Paul II, Three who Changed the ChurchA journalist describes the personalities and policies of three popes whose careers he covered for "Time" magazine. Pp. 213-218 survey papal restrictions on the Jews of Rome over the centuries, the ambivalent behavior of Pius XII during the Holocaust, and the struggle of Pope John XXIII and Cardinal Bea to have the Vatican Council pass the document condemning antisemitism against the opposition of many bishops and members of the Curia. |
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