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''Three Popes and the Jews'' is a 1967 book by Pinchas Lapide, a former Israeli Consul to Milan, who at the time of publication was a deputy editor in the Israeli Prime Ministers press office. The "three popes" are Pope Pius XII (1939-1958), Pope John XXIII (1958-1963), and Pope Paul VI (1963-1978). == Reviews == ''The Catholic Herald'' in its review of the book observed, ''"The intentions of Mr. Lapide, deputy editor of the Prime Minister's press office in Israel and a pioneer of inter-faith relations, are so excellent that the reviewer finds it embarrassing to point out mistakes. These cast some doubt on the accuracy of the facts and figures of the rescue operations given later in great detail.''"〔''"Generous report on Church and Jews"'', The Catholic Herald, 4 August 1967, p. 6 ()〕 The Roman Catholic periodical ''The Tablet'' observed ''"Embarrassed enquirers into the alleged "guilty silence" of the papacy over the Nazi extermination of the Jews have had to wait rather long for a comprehensive, well-documented and almost unreserved vindication.''"〔(''Books of the Week'', The tablet, p. 10, 6 May 1967 )〕 Rabbi David G. Dalin in ''The Myth of Hitler's Pope'' calls the book "meticulously researched and comprehensive" as well as "the definitive work by a Jewish scholar on the subject".〔Dalin, David G. 2005. ''The Myth of Hitler's Pope: How Pope Pius XII Rescued Jews from the Nazis''. Regnery. ISBN 0-89526-034-4. p. 11.〕 Holocaust historian Dr. Susan Zuccotti calls the work "consistently erroneous"〔 as well as "replete with egregious mistakes and distortions".〔Zuccotti, 2002, p. 304.〕 Lapide's work makes many claims to which he himself claims to have been the witness, but also makes other claims, generally without citing sources.〔 One of Lapide's main goals as Consul to Milan was Vatican recognition of the State of Israel, and Zuccotti assesses that "memories of past commissions and omissions were readily sacrificed to the goal of constructing a better future".〔Zuccotti, 2002, pp. 303-304.〕 John Cornwell states that ''Three Popes'' is a "formidable and scholarly riposte to those who would paint Pius XII and the Holy See as villains but it carried the taint of diplomatic self-interest".〔Cornwell, John. 1999. ''Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII''. Viking. ISBN 0-670-87620-8. p. 379.〕 For example, the book ends with an alleged quotation from "Papa Roncalli" to Maurice Fisher, the Israeli ambassador in Rome, that "I would recognize the State of Israel here and now".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Three Popes and the Jews」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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