The following articles are written by Rev. Geoffrey Donnan based upon a number of visits to the center of Roman Catholicism--Italy. Known as one of the most corrupt nations in Europe, it has drunk deeply from the well of the Popes. Italy is such a land of contrasts with its beauty and architecture and history. However, it was once the land of the persecuted Christians and eventually became the land that persecuted Christians.

VATICAN & ITALY REPORT -- three articles by Rev. Geoffrey Donnan

Three part series of articles based upon research and visits to Italy, including Rome, Vatican, Florence's Uffizi Gallery, the Waldensian Valley and elsewhere. This is an eye-opening expose that North American Protestants will have difficulty believing and North American Roman Catholics have never considered. North America is somewhat sheltered from what is all too common in other areas of the globe.

VATICAN & ITALY REPORT #1 (January 2004)

Ample pictures used in this article on Roman Catholic syncretism within Italy to illustrate the metamorphosis of the pagan "Queen of Heaven" into the "Christianized" Mary Queen of Heaven/Universe.

VATICAN & ITALY REPORT #2 (February 2004)

Additional pictures used in this article on Roman Catholic syncretism and how it has spread from Italy to other lands and its impact on those cultures.

VATICAN & ITALY REPORT #3 (March 2004) <-- available shortly.

Article with some pictures pertaining to the long-standing corruption that has existed within Italy (and spread to many other lands) dominated by Roman Catholicism and what missions to Roman Catholics must seek to do to minister to those who seek to come out of the grip of the Pope's heirarchy.