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Spies in the Vatican - The Soviet Union's Cold War Against the Catholic Church (Hardcover, New)
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Spies in the Vatican - The Soviet Union's Cold War Against the Catholic Church (Hardcover, New)
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Already infamous for the arbitrary, paranoid persecution of its own
citizens throughout much of the twentieth century, the Soviet
Union-as is revealed in John Koeher's revelatory, eye-opening
expose-also waged a vicious espionage campaign against the Catholic
Church and its followers. From the persecution of local priests to
an assassination order against Pope John Paul II, the KGB viewed
Catholicism as a threat to stability in Eastern Europe and treated
the church as an enemy of the State. Lifetime journalist and former
U.S. Army Intelligence Officer John Koehler has written the
definitive book on this startling history. Using never before seen
documents and transcripts, including an order against the Pope that
was signed by Gorbachev and nine other Politburo members, Koehler
paints a vivid picture of the network of spies and double agents
who were working to infiltrate the Church's infrastructure, from
the Vatican down to local parishes. But what is most impressive is
the overwhelming evidence of the extreme courage of everyday
believers who offered shelter and protection to the persecuted,
despite the danger of their own arrest or execution. The KGB's
efforts to purge the Soviet Union of the church's "conspiratorial
influence" would eventually backfire. The shared sense of unity
that developed as a result of these attacks, compounded with the
myriad of grievances brought on by decades of brutal Soviet rule,
would culminate in the birth of the Solidarity movement after a
visit by the Pope in the late 1980s. This unprecedented chronicle
of the Soviet Union's cold war against the Catholic Church is a
vital and important contribution to the works of twentieth century
history.
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