The Rhine Flows Into the Tiber: The Unknown Council

The Rhine Flows Into the Tiber: The Unknown Council
ISBN-10
0895551861
ISBN-13
9780895551863
Category
Religion
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
1967
Publisher
Hawthorn Books
Author
Rev. Fr. Ralph Wiltgen

Description

The author contends that the Council was a struggle between the forces of the Rhine and the forces of the Tiber -- that, between the cardinals, bishops and theologians of the countries of the Rhine (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Belgium) and the officials of the Roman Curia and their supporters. He covers the behind-the-scenes negotiations; the emergence of national blocs; the roles of John XXIII and Paul VI; the influence of the American bishops; the great debates and documents.

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