Vatican Secret Diplomacy: Joseph P. Hurley and Pope Pius XII
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (852 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300121342 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Gooch said Winner of the John Gilmary Shea Book Prize. Winner of the American Catholic Historical Association's John Gilmary Shea Prize for the most original and distinguished contribution to knowledge of the Catholic Church, "Winner of the John Gilmary Shea Book Prize" according to The Gooch. Winner of the American Catholic Historical Association's John Gilmary Shea Prize for the most original and distinguished contribution to knowledge of the Catholic Church, 2008.. 008.. Thomas J. Burns said Vested in Red, White, and Blue. Every so often a bolt of ecclesiastical lightning from above transforms an ordinary parish cleric into a man of considerable influence within the Church. In the case of Joseph P. Hurley, the transformation also rendered him an international player in the delicate era of World War II and the Cold War. Charles R. Gallagher meticulously traces the remarkable and controversial career of this American priest, born January "Vested in Red, White, and Blue" according to Thomas J. Burns. Every so often a bolt of ecclesiastical lightning from above transforms an ordinary parish cleric into a man of considerable influence within the Church. In the case of Joseph P. Hurley, the transformation also rendered him an international player in the delicate era of World War II and the Cold War. Charles R. Gallagher meticulously traces the remarkable and controversial career of this American priest, born January 21, 189Vested in Red, White, and Blue Thomas J. Burns Every so often a bolt of ecclesiastical lightning from above transforms an ordinary parish cleric into a man of considerable influence within the Church. In the case of Joseph P. Hurley, the transformation also rendered him an international player in the delicate era of World War II and the Cold War. Charles R. Gallagher meticulously traces the remarkable and controversial career of this American priest, born January 21, 1894 and destined, it seemed, to serve his days from his 1919 ordination in the Diocese of Cleveland.Hurley was no typical cleric,. and destined, it seemed, to serve his days from his 1919 ordination in the Diocese of Cleveland.Hurley was no typical cleric,. 1, 189Vested in Red, White, and Blue Thomas J. Burns Every so often a bolt of ecclesiastical lightning from above transforms an ordinary parish cleric into a man of considerable influence within the Church. In the case of Joseph P. Hurley, the transformation also rendered him an international player in the delicate era of World War II and the Cold War. Charles R. Gallagher meticulously traces the remarkable and controversial career of this American priest, born January 21, 1894 and destined, it seemed, to serve his days from his 1919 ordination in the Diocese of Cleveland.Hurley was no typical cleric,. and destined, it seemed, to serve his days from his 1919 ordination in the Diocese of Cleveland.Hurley was no typical cleric,. Insight into Religious-Political Complexities and Personalities Jason T. Eberl Fr. Gallagher has chosen a worthy subject of historical study in the person of Archbishop Joseph P. Hurley. While this contribution to historical scholarship of the Vatican during the rise of both Nazism and Communism does not shed much additional light on the controversial figure of Pope Pius XII, Archbishop Hurley provides an illuminating focal point for analyzing not only U.S.-Vatican diplomatic relations (an intriguing topic in its own right), but even more so American Catholic attitudes toward U.S. intervention in the Second World War prior to
"Joseph P. Gallagher tells his story with gusto and makes worthwhile contributions to scholarship."—James O'Toole, Boston College. Hurley, though a little-known figure, was at the center of many intriguing diplomatic episodes
In the corridors of the Vatican on the eve of World War II, American Catholic priest Joseph Patrick Hurley found himself in the midst of secret diplomatic dealings and intense debate. Coughlin, and the controversial case of Croatia’s Cardinal Stepinac. The book also sheds light on the powerful connections between religion and politics in the twentieth century. . It was 1939, the earliest days of Pius’s papacy, and controversy within the Vatican over policy toward Nazi Germany was already heated. Hurley’s deeply felt American patriotism and fixed ideas about confronting Nazism directly led to a mighty clash with Pope Pius XII. This groundbreaking book is both a biography of Joseph Hurley, the first American to achieve the rank of nuncio, or Vatican ambassador, and an insider’s view of the alleged silence of the pope on the Holocaust and Nazism. Drawing on Hurley’s unpublished archives, the book documents critical debates in Pope Pius’s Vatican, secret U.S.-Vatican dealings, the influence