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God's bankers : a history of money and power at the Vatican /

Revealing a history of mysterious deaths, shady characters, and moral and political tensions, exposes the inner workings of the Catholic Church to trace how the Vatican evolved from an institution of faith into an extremely wealthy corporate power. --Publisher's description.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Posner, Gerald L. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2015]
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Catholic Church > Finance.
Catholic Church > Corrupt practices.
Istituto per le opere di religione > Corrupt practices.
Catholic Church > History > 20th century.
Catholic Church > History > 21st century.
Catholic Church > Controversial literature.
Banks and banking > Vatican City.
Description
Summary:Revealing a history of mysterious deaths, shady characters, and moral and political tensions, exposes the inner workings of the Catholic Church to trace how the Vatican evolved from an institution of faith into an extremely wealthy corporate power. --Publisher's description.
Physical Description:xiv, 732 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-702) and index.
ISBN:9781416576570 (hbk.)
1416576576 (hbk.)
9781416576594 (pbk.)
1416576592 (pbk.)