Estado, iglesia católica y anticlericalismo en México
Subtitle: la primera visita de Juan Pablo II en la prensa de opinión
By: Nora Pérez-Rayón
Edition: Primera edición.
Publisher: Alamaqui Editores; Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Azcapotzalco
Published: 2013
Place of publication: México, D.F
Language: spa
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9786079574161; 9786072800625
Subjects: Politics and government; Religion and state; Press coverage; Travel; Anti-clericalism; Religion and the press; Papal visits; History
Description: Analyzes historic moment that marked turning point in relationship between church and state in Mexico: visit by Pope John Paul II to country at height of cold war and under influence of liberation theology. Discusses implications of this visit as reflected by and debated in Mexican newspaper editorials. Provides historical context on press, state, and revolutionary anti-clericalism in Mexico in preceding years and describes political context of 1979. Summarizes pontiff's speeches and homilies during visit and dissects response in various daily newspapers, divided by focus: reasons for pope's visit, what it revealed about Lopez Portillo.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references (pages 273-278).