The Vatican's Women
Subtitle: Female Influence at the Holy See
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: October 8, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780312274900
Subjects: Christianity - Catholic; Christianity - Catholicism; Religion / Catholicism; Religion - Catholicism; History; Papacy; Religious life; Vatican City; Women; Women in the Catholic Church; Religion
First sentence: Through the centuries Roman gossip and folklore bestowed the nickname "popess" on various women who were believed to wield undue power or influence at the summit of the church.