Mission: Apostolic Nuncio in Prague

Download or read book Mission: Apostolic Nuncio in Prague written by Marek Šmíd and published by Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the author gets to the heart of Czechoslovak-Vatican relations, the personalities of the apostolic nuncios, and their further activities. Thanks to Vatican records—in as far as they allow—the author has been able to penetrate the minds, attitudes, and moods of the relevant apostolic nuncios. The richness and diversity of Czech archives has enabled him to understand the difficult relations between the Vatican and the Czechoslovak state, and the Czechoslovak, or more precisely Czech, perception of the Holy See. Finally, the available German and Austrian archives offer an interesting perspective on Czechoslovak-Vatican relations from the outside—from the point of view of non-participating and yet involved parties.