Pius XII in the Crucible of WWII, a Podcast

First of three installments will drop in fall of 2026.

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Serviceable summary (by me) of the WWII diplomatic records confirming *scholarly* consensus on how the holocaust unfolded

Anglosphere popular understanding of this timeline remains basically untenable however, which causes a lot of problems and that’s in part why I finally

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@AnthonyBrink_SA @JOttoPohl1 One such instance where Kershaw makes the argument I’m summarizing can be found here: https://t.co/5PpKPV7n7W

Distinct intelligence channels reflected in the diplomatic records (my area of work) confirm his timeline, spotty outlandish sounding reports in early 1942 reach

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@FeserEdward congrats!!!

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Great write up Eugenio Zolli on reddit: https://t.co/sVPf6fLfr2

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Happy Birthday Venerable Pope Pius XII !!!

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https://t.co/FvtcmrMjIq

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One of the better works you will find for free on the internet in its entirety …

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Et erit opus justitiae pax, et cultus justitiae silentium, et securitas usque in sempiternum. Is 32.17

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A great history of many conclaves going back to the 12th C by Dr John Paul Adams (Emeritus Professor at CSUN) is available at his website here by clicking on the relevant medal issued during each Sede Vacante period: https://t.co/0zWBqwynu6

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When your 4 yo tells the Vatican Sec of State he has the best rug for somersaults so the Cardinal has it sent to your house the next day …

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Interesting look back 🤔
Cardinal Prevost on the distortion of information and criticism of the Pope: “Let’s relax a little bit… and trust in the Lord”

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3/ secondary literature’s most convincing and rigorous narratives

Self-referential stuff like this is weird and I’ll avoid doing this again for a very long time just wanted to establish some context at the top …

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Serviceable summary (by me) of the WWII diplomatic records confirming *scholarly* consensus on how the holocaust unfolded

Anglosphere popular understanding of this timeline remains basically untenable however, which causes a lot of problems and that’s in part why I finally

[Tyler Pearson @_gidDy_Up_]

@AnthonyBrink_SA @JOttoPohl1 One such instance where Kershaw makes the argument I’m summarizing can be found here: https://t.co/5PpKPV7n7W

Distinct intelligence channels reflected in the diplomatic records (my area of work) confirm his timeline, spotty outlandish sounding reports in early 1942 reach

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2/ decided to force myself to undertake this project over the next several years.

The pace isn’t ideal but it’s a function of our awareness we are pushing against the grain in ways easy to dismiss absent more or less indisputable primary source evidence situated within the

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@christopherhale May he rest in the peace of Christ

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@Mar90490 And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life. Matthew 29:19

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Mussolini was the most ferocious dictator Ethiopia has ever known.

It’s a crowded field of the most violent Roman Emperors vying for the title in Italy.

I do look forward to catching this series though.

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After the second World War the chief Rabbi of Rome, Israel Zolli, converted to Catholicism and took as his baptismal name Eugenio in honor of Pius XII.

He also wrote a book about all of this and it’s available at the Internet Archive here: https://t.co/g1w5Qv6EhW