Politics and the Papacy in the Modern World

Politics and the Papacy in the Modern World

[...] Coppa suggests that each pope's skill at the Church and state interface was contingent upon whether he had diplomatic experience. Especially under Pius XII (1939-1958) and his successors, Coppa traces dramatic improvement of popular democracy from the Vatican's perspective - a develo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Church History 2010, Vol.79 (2), p.481-482
1. Verfasser: McCartin, James P.
Format: Review
Sprache:eng
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Church & state
Communism
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Politics
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Zusammenfassung:[...] Coppa suggests that each pope's skill at the Church and state interface was contingent upon whether he had diplomatic experience. Especially under Pius XII (1939-1958) and his successors, Coppa traces dramatic improvement of popular democracy from the Vatican's perspective - a development largely fueled by cold war exigencies and the desire to stem the tide of "godless communism."
ISSN:0009-6407
1755-2613
DOI:10.1017/S0009640710000363