The policy of John Paul II towards the churches behind the Iron Curtain in the second half of the 20th century

The declining years of the communist regimes towards the end of the 80s as well as the on-going process of a thaw in political relations was also reflected in the Vatican’s policy towards Christians in Eastern Europe. The task was not easy as the hierarchs of the Orthodox Church in Russia were afrai...

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Main Author: Tadeusz Kopyś
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow 2012-12-01
Series:Folia Historica Cracoviensia
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Online Access:http://czasopisma.upjp2.edu.pl/foliahistoricacracoviensia/article/view/224/152