God and the Fascists by Deschner, Karlheinz -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword by the Editor to the 2013 Edition Preface to the Original 1965 Edition 1. The Vatican and Italian Fascism

Prehistory The Beginnings of Cooperation between the Vatican and Fascism The First Service The Lateran Pacts The Nazis’ Reaction to the “Reconciliation” with the Fascists The Abyssinian War—with Papal Approval and the Complete Support of the Italian High Clergy Almost the Entire Italian Episcopate Supported the Fascist Raid “Ave Maria”

2. The Vatican and the Spanish Civil War

The Causes From the Foundation of the Republic until the Outbreak of the War Hitler’s Germany and Italy Helped the Catholic Rebels to Win The “Dear Son” of the Pope—a Devoted Friend of Hitler Russia’s Help for the Republic Concerning the “Christian” Crusade against the “Godless Reds” Republican Crimes and the Church’s Martyr Legend The Crimes of the Franco Rebels Franco and the Vatican “Peace in Order, Honor, and Well-being”—Pope Pius XII

3. The Vatican and Hitler’s Germany

4. The Vatican and the Second World War

What Did Pacelli Want? The German Invasion of Czechoslovakia Danzig The German Invasion of Poland The Pope’s “Efforts to Make Peace” and Italy’s Entry into the War The German Invasion of Norway and the Occupation of the Netherlands, Belgium, and France Closer Affiliation to the Victorious Führer The German Invasion of the Soviet Union Papal Policy in the Final Years of the War The Turnabout of the Catholic Church after Germany’s Defeat The Protector and Shield of the Fascists to the Very End

5. The Vatican and the Croatian Atrocities

The Papacy and the Balkans up to the First World War Pacelli’s Threat A Papal Blessing for Criminals “Further Work” Even the Germans Protested Concentration Camp and Caritas The Deeds of the Ustaša Were Deeds of the Church The Franciscans’ Leading Role The Primate of the Croatian Catholics, Archbishop Dr. Stepinac, Also Supported the Murderers The Most Bloodthirsty Criminal of All Satellite Countries Was Protected and Blessed by the Catholic Church Right to the End Did the Pope Know Nothing?

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