Rivals for Paradise
The religious documentary series returns with an extended edition revealing the secret war between the Vatican and the Kremlin that has lasted for 80 years. The programme produces evidence that the Vatican ran covert operations inside the emerging Soviet Communist state while the Soviets executed
Roman Catholic priests as spies. It is also revealed that in lateryearstheUSA, underthe leadershi p of President Reagan, put huge intelligence and financial resources at the disposal of the Catholic Church in an attempt to bring an end to Soviet Communism.
Producer Paul Sapin ; Series editor Richard Denton