Pope Pius XI's "encyclical" Humani Generis Unitas against racism and anti-Semitism and the "silence" of Pope Pius XII. From: Journal of Church and State | Date: September 22, 1998| Author: Coppa, Frank J. | COPYRIGHT 1998 J.M. Dawson Studies in Church and State. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Pope Pius XI, who died in 1939, and his successor, Pope Pius XII, differed in their approaches to Nazi Germany. In 1938, a papal encyclical was commissioned to denounce racism and the violent nationalism of Germany. The encyclical was titled Humani Generis Unitatas (The Unity of the Human Race). Pius XI died before releasing the encyclical. Pius XII was deeply offended by Nazi violence and racism, but chose not to deliver the encyclical. He believed public condemnation might worsen the fate o...

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