United States Diplomatic Representation at the Vatican: The Presbyterian Reaction
In 1984, President Reagan announced the establishment of full diplomatic relations with the Vatican State, Previous steps in this direction by Presidents Roosevelt and Truman had evoked strenuous opposition from Presbyterians, but Reagan's action met with little response. Presbyterians raised t...
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| Language: | English |
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2017
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The journal of Presbyterian history
Year: 2017, Volume: 95, Issue: 2, Pages: 62-73 |
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| Summary: | In 1984, President Reagan announced the establishment of full diplomatic relations with the Vatican State, Previous steps in this direction by Presidents Roosevelt and Truman had evoked strenuous opposition from Presbyterians, but Reagan's action met with little response. Presbyterians raised the issue of the separation of church and state in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1980s, but this article demonstrates that Roman Catholic movement into mainstream U.S. life and improved Protestant-Catholic relations following World War II meant that the response to Reagan's action was much more muted than in the past. |
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