My #1 source on the Catholic Church’s role in the development of murderous antisemitism in Italy:
The above book won the Pulitzer prize, 2015, for biography.
My #1 source on Catholic involvement in the development of antisemitism across Europe, and its role in supporting fascist states, is Davis’s other iconic academic analysis, which in my version has notes throughout:
Thomas Harding’s bestseller, below, was described as “an essential history,” by John Le Carre. It provides a glimpse into the appalling crimes committed by the fascists, whose antisemitic ideology was unquestionably inspired by the Catholic Church.
For anyone who thinks the Catholic Church’s role in supporting the fascists of the Second World War has been disproven, please remember that the Vatican archives have only been opened to academics such as Professor Kertzer in the recent past. The evidence emerging provides proof of the role of the Catholic Church in the dissemination and acceptance of antisemitic ideas across Europe and beyond.
The Nuremberg Puzzle will be based on the above research.
