Abstract
Spain remained neutral during the Second World War, but its territory became the battleground for the propaganda of the different warring countries. One French response to the German propaganda in Spain (and, by extension, other neutral countries) consisted in the creation of the French Catholic Committee of Propaganda. This Committee was characterized by its employment of traditional Spanish Catholicism as a vehicle for nationalistic propaganda. The collaboration between some ecclesiastics and the French government in favour of France was the work of Alfred Baudrillart, rector of the Catholic Institute of Paris. Baudrillart made two propaganda trips to Spain, meeting with political, intellectual and ecclesiastical personalities, and initiating diverse propaganda initiatives.
Highlights
Spain remained neutral during the Second World War, but its territory became the battleground for the propaganda of the different warring countries
One French response to the German propaganda in Spain consisted in the creation of the French Catholic Committee of Propaganda. This Committee was characterized by its employment of traditional Spanish Catholicism as a vehicle for nationalistic propaganda
The collaboration between some ecclesiastics and the French government in favour of France was the work of Alfred Baudrillart, rector of the Catholic Institute of Paris
Summary
En sus obras escolares (fue el autor principal de un manual de historia de Francia para los tres grados de enseñanza) y en su visión de la enseñanza católica (se le encargaron varios estudios) siempre puso el acento en la «reconciliación» logrando contentar tanto a las autoridades republicanas como al episcopado francés. Otro punto favorable a su persona eran las buenas relaciones mantenidas con la Santa Sede y sus representantes, especialmente con el Secretario de Estado, monseñor Pietro Gasparri.[30] Es bien conocida la postura de la Santa Sede frente al conflicto bélico,[31] una postura que no fue entendida en las naciones aliadas e incluso fue puesta en duda por los propios católicos franceses.[32] De hecho, la (ed.), L’Église et le droit de guerre, Paris, (la segunda edición es de 1920)
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