The Vatican Exposed : Money, Murder, and the Mafia de Paul L. Williams

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Over 50 billion dollars in securities. Gold reserves that exceed those of industrialized nations. Real estate holdings that equal the total area of many countries. Opulent palaces containing the world's greatest art treasures. These are some of the riches of the Roman Catholic Church. Yet in 1929 the Vatican was destitute. Pope Pius XI, living in a damaged, leaky, pigeon-infested Lateran Palace, could hear rats scurrying through the walls, and he worried about how he would pay for even basic repairs to unclog the overburdened sewer lines and update the antiquated heating system. How did the Church manage in less than seventy-five years such an incredible reversal of fortune? The story here told by Church historian Paul L. Williams is intriguing,… Leer más

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Prometheus, 2003-05-01. hardcover. Used:Good.

Prometheus Books, 2003. Hardcover. New. . edition. 264 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches.

Prometheus, 2003. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:9781591020653

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Prometheus Books, 2003. Hardcover. New. . edition. 264 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches.

Hardback. New. With scrupulous attention to detail, Williams produces explosive and never-before-published evidence of the Church's morally questionable dealings with the Mafia and other sinister organizations over seven decades. Illustrations.