tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post3103019117062401269..comments2024-03-28T20:30:10.681-04:00Comments on southern orders: POPE PIUS XII MUST HAVE BEEN POPE JOHN PAUL II'S INSPIRATIONFr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-81049994662308007572012-08-01T13:36:23.319-04:002012-08-01T13:36:23.319-04:00Thank you, Fr. Kavanaugh, for those suggestions. ...Thank you, Fr. Kavanaugh, for those suggestions. Would you suggest one over the other?Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13510317669833026685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-70689175146874091972012-08-01T10:29:03.878-04:002012-08-01T10:29:03.878-04:00I don't know of a bio of Pius 12, but two book...I don't know of a bio of Pius 12, but two books I have read about his role in WW2 are Pierre Blet's "Pius XII and the Seond World War" and David Dahlin's "The Myth of Hitler's Pope."Pater Ignotusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-17014166297851455442012-08-01T08:48:38.946-04:002012-08-01T08:48:38.946-04:00Very interesting observation, Father. Many people...Very interesting observation, Father. Many people say that there were those taking advantage of Pope Pius XII's illness to introduce the 1955 Holy Week changes, which are included strange changes in light of his brilliant prior encyclical on the liturgy - Mediator Dei. <br /><br />I have a great affection for Pius XII for some reason. If anyone happens to read this and can recommend a good biography on this saintly Pontiff, please let me know. I'm all the more intrigued by Fr. McDonald mentioning these visions - I haven't read a lot about Pius XII, so I wasn't aware of that controversy.<br /><br />Pius XII - Sancto Subito!Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13510317669833026685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-83408018069055560652012-08-01T06:32:57.120-04:002012-08-01T06:32:57.120-04:00The video alludes to the fact that toward the end ...The video alludes to the fact that toward the end of his papacy, he became more isolated and withdrawn. He was also having visions which could be taken in the religious sense or that he was experiencing dementia. I can remember my father speaking about the controversy these visions were stirring in the religious and secular press of the day and the video indicates that too. This video is a great historical artifact to say the least.Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-32291162236054699422012-08-01T06:09:43.448-04:002012-08-01T06:09:43.448-04:00I hear Pius overworked himself. I wonder what wou...I hear Pius overworked himself. I wonder what would have happened had he lived just a few years longer.ytcnoreply@blogger.com