Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Vatican and Papacy written by Frank J. Coppa and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1999-04-30 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entries on heresies and condemnations are included along with those on the Vatican reaction to various ideological movements such as Arianism, Jansenism, Gnosticism, Fascism, Racism, Marxism, and Americanism. Entries address current issues such as the Papal position on social questions, abortion, homosexuality, liberation theology, and birth control.