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The American Pope book. Surprising behind-the-scenes story of Francis Cardinal Spellman, perhaps the most influential American Catholic priest of all time. In his twenty-eight-year reign as archbishop of New York, Francis. Spellman was not interested in theology - at one time after the election of John XXIII, he is reported to have said, "I hire theologians" - but he was enamored of authority and domination. At his peak he was in some ways more powerful than Pius XII, his friend and mentor, because of his position as head of the Catholic Church in New York, the most powerful diocese in the world after Rome.

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This book is packed with very interesting facts about Francis Cardinal Spellman. Over the years I've referred to my copy of American Pope many times. Cooney's history of the American Catholic Church in the Spellman era is excellent. Can't praise this book enough. It turns the popular myth about things like Catholic Oaths of Poverty totally on its head. Spellman was apparently able to cash in on his inside career at the Vatican beyond anyone's wildest dreams. Spellman also comes across as a J. Edgar Hoover type in robes. Author omitted any discussion of Spellman's sexuality so as not to sensationalize the work. Truthfull and horrifying.

Over the years I've referred to my copy of American Pope many times

Recounts the career of one of the most powerful, influential Americans of the century, detailing the patterns of Spellman's ambitions, his cooperation with the FBI and CIA, and power struggles with other American bishops.

The Life and Times of Francis Cardinal Spellman. 364 pp. New York: Times Books. FRANCIS CARDINAL SPELLMAN, who was Archbishop of New York from 1939 until his death in 1967, was a major figure in American political life and the history of the Roman Catholic Church. In both the political and the ecclesiastical arenas, he sought power avidly and used it aggressively. He was the confidant, adviser and sometime agent of Presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Lyndon B. Johnson.

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Americans under 40 scarcely remember Spellman (1889-1967)-Cooney (The .

Americans under 40 scarcely remember Spellman (1889-1967)-Cooney (The Annenberg Legacy) would have done better to publish this bio a decade earlier-but, in his day, he was a potent figure. Trained in Rome, ""Spelly"" cultivated all the right people at the Vatican, including Eugenio Pacelli, who became Pius XII just in time (1939) to appoint him archbishop of New York. As Cooney sees him, Spellman had no deep passions save anti-Communism and reptilian ambition.

Recounts the career of one of the most powerful, influential Americans of the century, detailing the patterns of Spellman's ambitions, his cooperation with the FBI and CIA, and power struggles with other American bishops.