Catholic Clergy of Italian Nationality in the British Middle East, 1939–1944

During the Second World War, the British Government interned or asked the Holy See to replace many of the Italian clergy within the territories that it controlled. This led to a political conflict between London and the Vatican which was not resolved until the end of the war. This article addresses...

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Main Author: Pili, Jacopo (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2024
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2024, Volume: 75, Issue: 3, Pages: 522-542
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Near East / Great Britain / Clergy / Italians / Catholic Church, Sancta Sedes / History 1939-1944
IxTheo Classification:KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBF British Isles
KBJ Italy
KBL Near East and North Africa
KDB Roman Catholic Church
RB Church office; congregation
SA Church law; state-church law
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Summary:During the Second World War, the British Government interned or asked the Holy See to replace many of the Italian clergy within the territories that it controlled. This led to a political conflict between London and the Vatican which was not resolved until the end of the war. This article addresses the development of the controversy and its causes, concluding that it stemmed from traditional imperial hegemonic goals rather than from anti-Catholicism. It also stresses that the Church's response was weakened by national rivalries within the Catholic clergy in the region, and the fundamentally different views of the war of London and the Vatican.
ISSN:1469-7637
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0022046923000945