The Vatican exposed : money, murder, and the Mafia

Williams, Paul L. 1944- (Author).

Summary: Looks at the political and financial history of Vatican City and the papacy, from the signing of the Lateran Treaty in 1929 to the present day.

Item details

ISBN: 1591020654
ISBN: 9781591020653
Physical Description: print
regular print
264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books, 2003.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-254) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Rags to riches -- The donation of Mussolini -- The miracle of the money -- Mammon triumphant -- The formation of the Vatican bank -- Catholic Croatia and Nazi gold -- Riches and ratlines -- Wealth beyond measure -- The pink pope -- Montini's maelstrom -- Enter the shark -- The secret society -- High times, new crimes -- The counterfeit church -- The crash of Vatican, Inc. -- The pope must die -- The Ambrosiano affair -- In the wake of the storm -- Business as usual -- A fortress impregnable -- And so it goes -- A chronological list of the popes -- The Lateran Treaty of 1929 -- The concordat between the Holy See and the German Reich.