Description: The recent revelations of the meeting between Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan and their attempt to bring about the end of Communism in Poland and the rest of Eastern Europe have cast a new light on the role of the Catholic Church under Communism. This book tells the story of the Catholic Church's confrontation with Communism, from the beginnings of the fight between church and state after the French Revolution to the situation during the Cold War. Luxmoore and Babiuch uncover new evidence of how successive Popes unwittingly helped Communism expand its reach and how the current pope -- the first Eastern European to sit on the throne of Peter -- was instrumental in its demise.

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