Michael Hesemann

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Michael Hesemann (born March 22, 1964 in Düsseldorf) is a German journalist and author. In the late 1980s he became known in Germany as an author of several books on UFOs and extraterrestrial visitors on Earth.[1] Later in his career he turned to topics related to Catholicism.[2]

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Life

Hesemann studied History and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Göttingen in Germany. He lives in Düsseldorf and Rome.[citation needed] The Wall Street Journal describes him as "a religious historian who helps the Vatican date relics".[3] His 34 books were published in 14 languages. He co-founded Deutschland pro Papa, a conservative catholic initiative which supports the "Ur-Katholiken" and considers them to be the "silent majority of Rome-loyal catholics".[4]

Hesemann lectured at international conferences on religion, including the Vatican Lateran University and the Sorbonne in Paris. Together with Georg Ratzinger, he co-authored "My brother, the Pope".[5] From 1984 – 2000 Hesemann published the German magazine Magazin 2000 dealing with paranormal phenomena and religious topics.

Vatican

In the Vatican, he investigated the history of the alleged relic of the inscription of the cross of Jesus, hidden in Rome for nearly 1700 years. It was dated by seven Israeli experts for comparative palaeography –the established method to date inscriptions- into the 1st century.[6] The relic is exhibited in the Basilica di Santa Croce.

His book The Pope who Defied Hitler. The Truth about Pius XII (2008) led him to claim that pope Pius XII, sometimes referred to as the "Hitler Pope", was in fact responsible for saving hundreds of thousands of Jews.[7]

Court order against Hesemann

In January, 2013, a court in Hamburg ruled that Hesemann will have to pay a fine up to € 250,000 if he continues libelling the German theologian David Berger. According to the ruling Hesemann had falsely affirmed that Berger had been one of the authors of the extreme right-wing Catholic (now closed) web site kreuz.net.[2]

Bibliography

  • "Findet der Weltuntergang statt?" (Will doomsday happen?), 1984
  • "UFOs: Die Beweise" (UFOs: The proof), Göttingen 1989
  • "UFOs: die Kontakte" (UFOs: The contacts), München 1990, ISBN 3-931652-37-8
  • "Botschaft aus dem Kosmos" (Message from outer space), Neuwied 1993, ISBN 3-923781-64-4
  • "UFOs: neue Beweise. Eine Dokumentation" (UFOs: New evidence), Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-925248-20-X
  • "Geheimsache UFO: Die wahre Geschichte der unbekannten Flugobjekte" (Secret affair UFO: The true story of unknown flying objects), Neuwied 1994, ISBN 3-923781-83-0
  • "Jenseits von Roswell. UFOs: der Schweigevorhang lüftet sich" (Beyond Roswell. UFOs: The curtain of concealment is lifting), Neuwied 1996, ISBN 3-931652-15-7
  • "Kornkreise: die Geschichte eines Phänomens" (Crop circles: the history of a phenomenon), Neuwied 1996, ISBN 978-3931652043
  • "UFOs über Deutschland. Ein praktisches Handbuch" (UFOs over Germany. A practical handbook), Niedernhausen 1997, ISBN 3-635-60319-8
  • "Geheimsache Fatima. Vom Vatikan verschwiegen: Was offenbarte die Gottesmutter über die Zukunft der Menschheit?" (Secret affair Fatima. Concealed by the vatican: What did God's mother reveal about the future of mankind?), München 1997, ISBN 3-88498-117-X.
  • "Die kommende Weltkrise" (The Coming World Crisis), 1998
  • "Die Jesus-Tafel” (The Jesus-Title), Freiburg (Herder) 1999
  • "Die stummen Zeugen von Golgota" (Silent Witnesses of Golgota), München (Hugendubel) 2000
  • "UFOs: eine Bilddokumentation" (UFOs: an illustrated documentation), Köln 2001, ISBN 3-8290-8403-X
  • "Das Fatima-Geheimnis" (The Fatima Secret), 2002
  • "Die Entdeckung des Heiligen Grals" (The Discovery of the Holy Grail), München (Pattloch) 2003
  • "Der erste Papst" (The First Pope), München (Pattloch) 2003
  • "Hitlers Religion", München (Pattloch) 2004; Augsburg (St. Ulrich) 2012
  • "Hitlers Lügen“ (Hitler’s Lies), Erfststadt 2005
  • "Johannes Paul der Große" (John Paul the Great), München 2005
  • "Stigmata", Güllesheim 2006
  • "Die Dunkelmänner" (The Black Legends), Augsburg (St. Ulrich) 2007
  • "Paulus von Tarsus“ (St. Paul of Tarsus), Augsburg (St. Ulrich) 2008
  • "Der Papst, der Hitler trotzte” (The Pope who Defied Hitler), Augsburg (St. Ulrich) 2008
  • "Jesus von Nazareth. Archäologen auf den Spuren des Erloesers", Augsburg (St. Ulrich) 2009
  • "Das Bluttuch Christi" (The Blood Cloth of Christ), Munich (Herbig) 2010
  • "Auf den Spuren des Grabtuchs von Turin" (In Search for the Turin Shroud), Fulda (Kehl) 2010
  • "Maria von Nazareth. Geschichte, Archaeologie, Legenden", Augsburg (St. Ulrich) 2011
  • "Johannes Paul II. Erbe und Charisma", Augsburg (St. Ulrich) 2011
  • with Benedict XVI.: "Der Papst in Deutschland", Augsburg (St. Ulrich) 2011
  • with Georg Ratzinger: "Mein Bruder, der Papst", München (Herbig) 2011
  • with Georg Ratzinger: "My Brother, the Pope", San Francisco 2012
  • "Jesus in Ägypten. Das Geheimnis der Kopten", München (Herbig) 2012

See also

German National Library: Entry about Michael Hesemann (in German language)

References

  1. ^ Interview with Michael Hesemann in Extrasolar-Planets in 2008, via the Internet Archive.
  2. ^ a b Neumaier, Rudolf (28 January 2013). "Rechtsstreit um kreuz.net: Wer war es?". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 February 2013. 
  3. ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704216804575423673016971944.html
  4. ^ Deutschland pro Papa Website (German)
  5. ^ http://abcnews.go.com/International/video/author-denies-pope-benedict-nazi-rumors-15819403
  6. ^ http://www.zenit.org/article-862?l=spanish
  7. ^ Caldwell, Simon (6 July 2010). "'Hitler's Pope' saved thousands of Jewish lives - Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 February 2013. 
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