Pope and Mussolini

Back Cover Text (From the Promotional Bulletin)

Sick, elderly, having barely recovered from the circulatory system disorder of the previous year, Pope Pius XI. Pius was begging God to grant him a few more days. She was sitting at her desk in her white dress in her office on the third floor of the Vatican; His cane was leaning against the wall nearby. His rusty barometer and compass, dating back to his time climbing the peaks of Italy's highest mountains, lay aside as a souvenir of long-ago days. An old tuning fork was also found in a drawer. (...) Now, knowing that his end was near, he checked all the drawers to make sure his papers were in order. During the day, light filled his room from three windows overlooking St. Peter's Square. But now it was night, and a dull yellow light was shining from the small table lamp onto the sheets of his bed in front of him. He thought God allowed him to continue his life for a reason. He was God's representative on earth. He couldn't die without saying what he had to say.

The Pope had summoned all the bishops of Italy to Rome to hear his final message. The meeting was to be held ten days later on 11 February 1939 at St. Peter's Church. This date is the date of the Treaty of Lateran, that is, in the XI century. It marked the tenth anniversary of the historic treaty signed by Pius XII with Italian dictator Mussolini, which ended decades of hostility between Italy and the Roman Catholic Church. This treaty ended the separation of church and state that had characterized modern Italy since its founding sixty-eight years earlier, and ushered in a new era in which the Church was a willing partner of Mussolini's fascist government...

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The Pope and Mussolini is a magnificent study that anatomy the relationship between the fascist dictatorship and religion in Italy...

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Size: 13.5 x 21.5

First Print Year: 2018

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

Language Turkish