01496cam a2200325 4500 1297847595 TxAuBib 20090915120000.0 090723s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781605980508 trade 1605980501 trade ICrlF ICrlF ICrlF TxAuBib Koehler, John O. Spies in the Vatican : the Soviet Union's cold war against the Catholic Church / John O. Koehler. 1st Pegasus Books ed. New York : Pegasus Books, 2009. 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Reveals the Soviet Union's history of espionage against the Catholic Church, describing how the government persecuted local priests, plotted to assassinate Pope John Paul II, and viewed Catholicism as a threat to its stability and the Church as an enemy of the state. Adult Follett Library Resources. 20090915. John Paul II Pope 1920-2005 Assassination attempt, 1981. John Paul II Pope 1920-2005. Catholic Church Foreign relations Soviet Union. Catholic Church. Espionage, Soviet Vatican City History. Soviet espionage History. Espionage Vatican City History. Soviet Union Foreign relations.