irishtimes.com
7 °C Dublin » RAINMONPARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS9 °C TUERAIN7 °C WEDWINDY7 °C YOUR WEATHER »
  • RSS Feeds
  • Site Map
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Comment
  • Life
  • Society
  • Culture
  • Shop
  • Classified
  • Search
  • Browse By Date
  • Historical Timeline
  • Subscriptions
  • Help & FAQ
Close
  • News
  • Ireland
  • World
  • In Depth
  • IrishTimes150
  • Today's Paper
  • Weather
  • Life
  • Travel
  • Food & Drink
  • Style
  • Consumer
  • Homes & Property
  • Motors
  • Living Today
  • Sport
  • Soccer
  • Gaelic Games
  • Golf
  • Rugby
  • Other
  • irishracing.com
  • Society
  • Health
  • Family
  • Education
  • Science
  • Environment
  • News Features
  • People
  • Business
  • Business news
  • Markets
  • Exchange Rates
  • Agenda
  • Personal Finance
  • The Economy
  • Technology
  • Innovation
  • Culture
  • Film
  • Books
  • Stage
  • Music
  • Art & Design
  • Comment & Media
  • Treibh
  • Comment
  • Opinion & Analysis
  • Letters
  • Blogs
  • Polls
  • Blogs
  • Current Account
  • Mechanical Turk
  • megabites
  • MiniBytes
  • On The Record
  • Outside In
  • Politics
  • Pricewatch
  • Pursued by a Bear
  • Screenwriter
  • Shop
  • Page Sales
  • Reader Offers
  • Financial Services
  • Travel Offers
  • Photo Sales
  • DVD Club
  • About us
  • Company information
  • Terms & conditions
  • Advertise
  • Contact us
  • Copyright
  • Privacy policy
  • Help
  • Classified
  • Homes
  • Jobs
  • Cars
  • Dating
  • Family Notices
  • Other
  • Search this site
  • Premium Email
  • Digital edition
  • Print on demand
  • Irish Ancestors
  • Irish Times Training
  • RSS feeds
  • Games
  • Crosswords
  • Sudoku
  • Competitions
  • Home »
  • Sign Up / In To Digital Archive »

Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »

Tue 11 Nov 2008Scrutiny of Pius XII's reign required before canonisation

OPINION:Some leading Catholic and Jewish scholars have called for the proposed canonisation of Pius XII to be delayed. Here one of them explains why

LAST MONTH was the 50th anniversary of Pope Pius XII's death, an occasion when Pope Benedict XVI expressed his support for the canonisation process. At a solemn Mass in St Peter's Basilica on October 8th, Pope Benedict promoted his beatification and rejected all allegations that Pius had ever acted improperly, insisting that he had done everything possible to halt the murders in the second World War. Yet Pius XII's response to the Holocaust is the subject of a vigorous historical debate of profound significance for contemporary Jewish-Christian relations.

Login or subscribe for more »
Choose a Subscription type - required
  • 1 YearEUR € 395
  • 1 MonthEUR € 65
  • 1 weekEUR € 26
  • 1 DayEUR € 10
  • Corporate Subscription

You don't seem to be Signed In!

If you're already a subscriber. Please sign in below.

Forgot your Login details?

24 Hour Subscription

If you have a 24 hour code. Please sign in below.

  • ADVERTISEMENT
  • CLASSIFIED

    Homes

    Capella Court, Langton Cross, NewbridgeCapella Court, Langton Cross, Newbridge Price: €110,000
    Bedrooms: 2
    See More »
  • Jobs

    Select your categories
    Next »
  • Cars

    Muscular Yeti packs a punchMuscular Yeti packs a punchFind »
  • Dating

    I am a Looking for a Located Next »
© 2009 irishtimes.com
  • Company information
  • Privacy policy
  • Help
  • Contact us
  • Advertise
  • Terms & Conditions