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John Charles McQuaid: Ruler of Catholic Ireland

John Charles McQuaid: Ruler of Catholic Ireland

Cooney, John

Paperback

Religious BiographiesReligion General General Christianity

ISBN10: 0862788110
ISBN13: 9780862788117
Publisher: O'brien Pr Ltd
Published: Dec 2 2009
Pages: 576
Weight: 1.75
Height: 1.17 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
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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