Parallel empires
Subtitle: the United States and the Vatican : two centuries of alliance and conflict, 1788-2005
By: Massimo Franco ; translated into English by Roland Flamini.
Edition: 1st u.s. ed.
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780385518932
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- Catholic Church
Work titles: Imperi paralleli.
Description: Italian journalist and Vatican insider Massimo Franco draws on unique access to the archives of the Holy See and a range of sources both in Washington, D.C. and Rome to chart the path of U.S.-Vatican relations, revealing the religious and political tensions that have shaped their dealings and our world. Starting with the Holy See's initial diplomatic overtures to the United States in the 1780's, Franco illuminates a 200-year-old history of alliances, mutual exploitation, and misperceptions. From the U.S. nativist anti-Catholicism of the 19th century, through JFK's election as America's first Catholic president and the Cold War anti-Communist partnership between the United States and the Holy See, to the establishment of full diplomatic relations in 1984, and up to the papacy of Benedict XVI, the story has never before been told quite like this.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.