Introduction: The Church’s Most Critical Hour in the 20th Century On October 9, 1958, after the death of Pope Pius XII—a giant of orthodoxy and the last pontiff before Vatican II—the Catholic Church plunged into a historic crossroads. The ensuing conclave would not only define the successor of Peter but …
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