What a great photo (image) to start out with. So interesting. Doesn't the example of Pope Pius XII kind of prove the opposite point, that the Fascists were able to push him around and force him to keep quiet?
I'm sorry to hear about the loss of John Allen. I didn't know. I remember seeing him on CNN.
P7 serving serious side eye in that header image. Great choice.
Hahah. P7.
He's no JP2, but still a good one.
What a great photo (image) to start out with. So interesting. Doesn't the example of Pope Pius XII kind of prove the opposite point, that the Fascists were able to push him around and force him to keep quiet?
I'm sorry to hear about the loss of John Allen. I didn't know. I remember seeing him on CNN.
I’m so sorry to hear about your friend. What an enormous loss.
There's no part of Italian history that isn't dripping with history.
My three favorite things: the Pope, Italy, Italians!!!!
Thoughtful and well-researched piece - I do so appreciate a little historical context.
Any despot who would take the pope for a paper tiger has, as my mother would say, _another think coming._
No one's been at this game longer than the Vatican. Their institutional memory trumps that of everyone else. Wrestle at your own risk.