论天主教徒在二战期间美国援苏决定中的态度变化

On the Changes of Catholics’Attitudes in the U.S.Decision to Aid the Soviet Union during World WarⅡ

为取得对抗轴心国的胜利,维护自身利益与安全,美国政府决定援助苏联。然而该决定引发了美国国内民众,尤其是天主教徒的反对。为此,美国政府努力修复苏联的宗教形象,游说天主教徒领袖宣扬纳粹是更大威胁,又派遣迈伦·泰勒前往罗马,请求教廷重新解释禁止与共产主义合作的《神圣救主》通谕。最终,美国天主教徒加入罗斯福的外交共识,援苏政策顺利进行。

In order to win the victory against the Axis powers and safeguard its own interests and security,the United States decided to aid Russia.But the decision sparked opposition from the American public,especially Catholics.Hence,the U.S.government worked hard to restore the religious image of the Russia,lobbied Catholic leaders to preach that the Nazis were a greater threat,and sent Myron C.Taylor to Rome to ask the Vatican to reinterpret the encyclical“Divini Redemptoris”that prohibited cooperation with communism.In the end,the American public joined Roosevelt’s diplomatic consensus,and the policy of aiding Russia proceeded smoothly.