Catholicism and politics in communist societies

Preface ixPart I. Introduction 1. Catholic Tradition, Hierarchy, and the Politics of Coexistence Under Communism: An Introduction / Pedro Ramet 32. Catholic Social Teachings: A Brief History / Arthur F. McGovern, S.J. 28Part II. Catholicism Under European Communism 3. The Catholic Church in the Soviet Union / Roman Solchanyk and Ivan Hvat 494. The Catholic Church in East Germany / Robert F. Goeckel 935. The Catholic Church in 1944–1989 Poland / Vincent C. Chrypinski 1176. The Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia / Milan J. Reban 1427. The Catholic Church in Hungary / Leslie László 1568. The Catholic Church in Yugoslavia, 1945–1989 / Pedro Ramet 1819. The Catholic Church in Romania / Janice Brown 20710. The Catholic Church in Albania / Janice Brown 232Part III. Catholic-Communist Encounters on Other Continents 11. The Catholic Church in China / Eric O. Hanson 25312. The Catholic Church in Vietnam / Stephen Denney 27013. The Catholic Church in Cuba / Thomas E. Quigley 29614. The Catholic Church in Sandinista Nicaragua / Humerberto Belli 313Part IV. Papal Policy 15. Papal Eastern Diplomacy and the Vatican Apparatus / Hansjakob Stehle 34116. Karol Wajtyla and Marxism / George H. Williams 356Notes 383Index 441Contributors 451