John Charles McQuaid: Ruler of Catholic Ireland - Hardcover

Cooney, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0862785944 ISBN 13: 9780862785949

Verlag: O'Brien Press Ltd, 1999

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An in-depth study of the most significant Irish clergyman in the history of the state

For three decades, 1940-72, as Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland, John Charles McQuaid imposed his iron will on Irish politicians and instilled fear among his clergy and laity. No other churchman amassed the religious, political and social power which he exercised with unscrupulous severity.

An admirer of the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover, Archbishop McQuaid built up a vigilante system that spied on politicians and priests, workers and students, doctors and lawyers, nuns and nurses, soldiers and trade unionists.

There was no room for dissent when John Charles spoke in the name of Jesus Christ. This power was used to build up a Catholic-dominated state in which Protestants, Jews and feminists were not welcome.

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John Cooney was a journalist and broadcaster for over 40 years, working as religious affairs correspondent for both The Irish Times and Irish Independent. He was a visiting Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen and Director of the Humbert Summer School in County Mayo. He is the author of The Crozier and The Dáil, Church-State in Ireland 1922-1986.

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• Verlag: O'Brien Press Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0862785944
• ISBN 13: 9780862785949
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 576
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