Well, we really have Tuck to thank for reminding us of the of the duplicity of this era. No more sense than the peace movements of recent decades in which naive, well-meaning individuals tried to get the West to disarm on the basis once we disarmed and showed our innocence to the Soviets, they would disarm, too. Poring over Tuck's work, there's no doubt that almost all the clergy who sold themselves out to the Kremlin during that period were Protestant. Some clergy saw Communism as the answer to the destitution of the Great Depression.
Tuck notes the Catholic hierarchy in America was virtually a pro-Franco monolith.
Because of the aura of religious mysticism evoked by this sentiment, Franco was lauded as a Christian statesman in the tradition of El Cid Campeador and other great heroes of Spain's past. After the Second World War, the Vatican came out swinging with all its might against Soviet Communism and Marxism in general. Again, Tuck's book should be on the shelves of everyone interested in Communism and its collaborators. Use these links to find the Sun stories you are looking for. We welcome your feedback .