A Moral Reckoning
A Moral Reckoning: The Role of the Catholic Church in the Holocaust and Its Unfulfilled Duty of Repair is a 2003 book by the political scientist Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, previously the author of Hitler's Willing Executioners (1996). Goldhagen examines the Roman Catholic Church's role in the Holocaust and offers a review of scholarship in English addressing what he argues is antisemitism throughout the history of the Church, which he claims contributed substantially to the persecution of the Jews during World War II.
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| Author | Daniel Jonah Goldhagen |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | The Holocaust |
| Publisher | Knopf (1st edition, hardcover) |
Publication date | October 29, 2002 (1st edition, hardcover) |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 384 pages (1st edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0-375-41434-7 (1st edition, hardcover) |
| OCLC | 49525719 |
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| LC Class | BX1378 .G57 2002 |
Goldhagen recommends several significant steps that might be taken by the Church to make reparation for its alleged role. A Moral Reckoning received mixed reviews and was the subject of considerable controversy regarding allegations of inaccuracies and anti-Catholic bigotry.