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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The author took his time as a reporter in Rome and interviewed people involved with the Vatican. From that, this book. A collection of what goes on with and among women in the Vatican. It is worse than I thought! ( ) no reviews | add a review
Four hundred of the 3,800 people who permanently live or work in the State of Vatican City, the smallest sovereign and independent state on the globe, are women. They are nuns and members of the laity; some are housekeepers of churchmen; others are secretaries, translators, editors, lawyers, and middle-level officials of the papal administration. Expansive in scope and enlightening in detail, The Vatican's Women recalls women who wielded power in the Vatican, including St. Catherine of Siena, Queen Christina of Sweden, Mother Pascalina (Pope Pius XII's longtime housekeeper and confidante), and Mother Teresa. With an unflinching eye, Paul Hofmann examines the papacy's reaction to Catholic women's (and nuns') liberation, and women's struggles, especially today, to fortify their positions within the Church. The Vatican's Women is a thorough and revealing exploration that will herald a new level of insight and dialogue amongst feminists, theologians, and laypeople alike. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)282.45634Religions Christian denominations Catholic In Europe Italic Peninsula Marches, Umbria, Lazio; Vatican City Rome & Vatican City Vatican CityLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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