Plot Against the Church [Hardcover]

Maurice Pinay (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Noontide Pr (June 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0911038396
• ISBN-13: 978-0911038392
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,594,741 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What has happened to the Catholic Church?, May 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Plot Against the Church (Hardcover)

I thought this was a terrific book and I recommend it to all my friends - what an eye opener! If you want to find out what has happened to the Catholic Church and why, read "The Plot Against the Church." Using original sources, Maurice Pinay documents who has been trying to destroy the Catholic Church and why. Pinay wrote the book shortly before Vatican II and predicted what would happen there. This book also explains the history of the Church in a manner that you may not have ever heard before. If you want to understand what is going on in the Church and the rest of society today, buy this book!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most important books ever written, July 22, 2009

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J. Phalen (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plot Against the Church (Hardcover)

Too few people understand how historically significant this book really is. "Maurice Pinay" was the pseudonym of 12 conservative members of the college of cardinals (the one that elects the pope) who were opposed to the abomination known as "Vatican II." "The Plot Against the Church" was their attempt to expose the real historical context of Vatican II. In doing so, it tells the tale of history as Europe's native clerical elite has perceived it-- a tale that's been all but lost, which we MUST NOT LOSE. Though these cardinals' political goals (changing the "liberal" outcome of Vatican II) were frustrated, their book is still a fantastic catalog of Lost History. For these reasons alone, "The Plot Against the Church" is one of the most immensely important books of our time. The scholarship is also quite good (though short of excellent), especially since the cited works are usually excellent historical sources written in languages other than English (Spanish, Italian, French, German, Russian) so you don't see them cited much in English-language books dealing with the same subjects.

I'm just appalled that there are only six reviews of this book (counting mine); this speaks of the Western World's decline as much as Vatican II itself.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real history of Catholicism!, November 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Plot Against the Church (Hardcover)

I read this book and found a new source for historical inquiry in Catholic history. Too often people wish to ignore actual events which discredit their church. Pinay (a pseudonym) has accomplished an important work which demonstrates non-Christian efforts to cause problems and dissention with the Church. Most of the documentation addresses the development in post-Reconquista Spain but it is equally important for Italian and German topics. Pinay names "names" and describes the hideous drama which attempts to confuse the Catholic world. This book is a MUST for those who want to know why the Church is in such an upheavel...and what the future portends.