Pope Pius XII blessing the children kneeling before him. - 8x10 photo "Pope Pius XII blessing the children kneeling before him.Pope Pius XII (Italian: Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli[a] (Italian pronunciation:[eu'd???njo ma'ri?a d?u'z?ppe d?o'vanni pa't??lli]; 2 March 1876 – 9 October 1958), reignedas Pope from 2 March 1939 to his death in 1958. Before his election to the papacy, Pacelli served(1917–1929), and Cardinal Secretary of State, in which capacity he worked to conclude treatieswith European and Latin American nations, most notably the Reichskonkordat with Nazzi Germany,with which most historians believe the Vatican sought to protect the Church in Germany whileAdolf Hittler sought the destruction of "political Catholicism".[1] A pre-war critic of Nazzism,Pius XII lobbied world leaders to avoid war and, as Pope at the outbreak of war, issued Summiracial persecution and calling for love, compassion and charity to prevail over war.[2] Whilethe Vatican was officially neutral during the war, Pius XII maintained links to the German Resistance,used diplomacy to aid the victims of the war and lobby for peace and spoke out against race-basedmurders and other atrocities.[3] The Reichskonkordat of 1933 and Pius's leadership of the CatholicChurch during World War II remain the subject of controversy—including allegations of publicreconciliation, including lenient policies towards Axis and Axis-satellite nations. The Churchexperienced severe persecution and mass deportations of Catholic clergy in the Eastern Bloc.Pius XII was a staunch opponent of Communism and of the Italian Communist Party. Pius XII explicitlyinvoked ex cathedra papal infallibility with the dogma of the Assumption of Mary in his 1950Apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus.[5] His magisterium includes almost 1,000 addressesBody of Christ; Mediator Dei on liturgy reform; and Humani generis on the Church's positionson theology and evolution. He eliminated the Italian majority in the College of Cardinals in1946. In 1954, Pius XII began to suffer from ill health, which would continue until his deathin 1958. The embalming of his body was mishandled, with effects that were evident during thefuneral. He was buried in the Vatican grottos and was succeeded by Pope John XXIII. In the processduring the final session of the Second Vatican Council. He was made a Servant of God by PopeJohn Paul II in 1990 and Pope Benedict XVI declared Pius XII Venerable on 19 December 2009." Pickid: 522248 This is a high quality REPRODUCTION print. Where necessary,the image has been cleaned, digitally enhanced and restored by a proffessional to further enhancethe quality and enjoyment of the image. The photos is printed onto a high quality glossy/> We offer a full money back guarantee on all our items. Copyright By purchasingthis photo copyright does not transfer. We are selling these photos as collectibles only andno copyright is implied. PAYMENTS We only accept PayPal as method of payment.
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