Propaganda

Abstract

P r o p a g a n d a is a word with associations. At the time o f the Reformation the spiritual and ecclesiastic unity o f Europe was shattered, and the mediaeval Roman Church lost its hold on the Northern countries. During the course o f the devastating struggle which followed between the forces o f Protestantism and those o f the Counter-Reformation, the Rom an Catholic Church found itself faced with the problem o f maintaining and strengthening its hold in non-Catholic countries.