Archives for the pontificate of Pope Pius XI.* Pope Benedict For other uses, see Benedict. Benedict is the regnal name of the current Roman pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI (2005–present) and has been the name of fourteen other popes (and three antipopes):
tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: opening the Vatican archives for the pontificate of Pope Plus XI (1922-1939). This period encompasses the major events leading to World War II, including the rise to power of Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin. While the archives will shed light on papal attitudes to these dictators and totalitarianisms, various media types are slavering slav·er 1 intr.v. slav·ered, slav·er·ing, slav·ers 1. To slobber; drool. 2. To behave in an obsequious manner; fawn. See Synonyms at fawn1. n. 1. at the mouth in prospect of uncovering damning evidence against the Pope they love to hate, Pins XII, then Vatican Secretary of State. It is unlikely that they will find anything that will change the already established record of Pope Plus XII, first as Nuncio NUNCIO. The name given to the Pope's ambassador. Nuncios are ordinary or extraordinary; the former are sent upon usual missions, the latter upon special occasions. to Germany, then as Secretary of State under Pins XI, as a firm opponent of both Nazism and Communism. |
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