tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950604783198695289.post3569765400125123586..comments2022-11-30T11:15:50.549+11:00Comments on Paul on Pius: Reggie's Review of Michael Burleigh's Sacred Causes (2006)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950604783198695289.post-22757158051449586772012-05-05T19:01:34.911+10:002012-05-05T19:01:34.911+10:00Dear Dr. O'Shea,
you write: "Burleigh'...Dear Dr. O'Shea,<br />you write: "Burleigh's treatment of Pius follows what I believe is an authentic historians response".<br /><br />So, how do you explain the NYT's review of Burleigh's book by Professor Judt where we can read such a things:<br />"Burleigh seems truly to believe that there is a longstanding liberal historians’ conspiracy to ignore or slander “the ‘Catholic Church'... In Burleigh’s reading, Pius can do almost no wrong. Indeed, according to Burleigh, he was simply too subtle to be appreciated today...Animosity toward his professional colleagues saturates Michael Burleigh’s book and does it a crippling disservice. He sacrifices coherence and credibility for the pleasure of settling scores with others whose visibility he palpably begrudges..."<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/11/books/review/Judt.t.html<br /><br />DomenicoDomicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02108175024624509183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950604783198695289.post-66723346214776256962011-05-08T19:35:04.780+10:002011-05-08T19:35:04.780+10:00Thanks for the kind words, Paul. I like Burleigh&...Thanks for the kind words, Paul. I like Burleigh's work, and I'm glad that you appreciated the review.Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11092730975259196019noreply@blogger.com