This book, by a writer born in the RomanCatholic religion, claims to show the responsibilityof the Roman Church in the unparalleled catas-trophe of the two World Wars. An unwillingnessto accept any official version of historical factswithout close scrutiny has led the author to noticecertain gaps and omissions which by theirfrequency have struck him as being systematic. Hehas found this particularly true of the Holy See,and in his investigations into the part it has played
in contemporary affairs he has taken inlinitepains to assemble the works of the most highlyqualified writers as well as official documents andpapers from archives, and his conclusions havebeen reached after much patient research andcross-checking.
Born in Paris of a Roman Catholic family of scholars, Edmond Paris has always been especiallyinterested in philosophical, religious and socialmatters, and after leaving the Sorbonne, where hewas an assiduous student, he completed his studiesin various parts of the world. Concerned alwaysto remain in close contact with reality, he travelledwidely and was thus able to compare what hehad learned with what he saw, and this no lessthan his vast culture is clearly apparent in hiswritten works, which include Le Vatican ContreLa France, as well as in his lectures, reflecting asthey do a man remarkably free from bias, andone governed by a veritable passion for the truth.
If it is true that "all roads lead to Rome" withregard to international politics, then this is indeeda work that should be read by all who care wherethey are going.
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