Church of Spies: The Pope's Secret War Against Hitler by Mark Roebling proved to be a challenging read. While the premise that Pope Pius XII was working against Hitler during World War II was intriguing, we agreed that the author did not completely prove his thesis. There was so much data on various individuals involved that the book provided more confusion than clarification. In short, there was not a satisfying answer to the question posed. The book did provide us with a lively basis for conversation, as it raised questions about the complexity of the role of the Church in the world, both then and now. We also agreed that once the author began to near the end of WWII, some of his points were resolved by the circumstances of history.
Our next book will be One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Here is a link to a review from The New York Times. We will meet Wednesday,October 10 (note the date, it is the second Wednesday) in Room 115 of the Richardson Library. Remember that we now start our group at 11 am. We gather at 11, with discussion from 11:30 to 12:30, so please bring your brown bag lunch! For further information contact Kathryn DeGraff or Helen Marlborough.
We will continue to review the titles on our list for consideration for upcoming discussions. Please let Kathryn, Helen, or anyone else in the group, if you have a favorite book you would like to share with your DES colleagues. As you can tell from the posts, we are interested in a wide range of fiction and non fiction. We enjoy our sessions thoroughly and always have room for more people and more insights.
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