Estado, iglesia católica y anticlericalismo en México

Analyzes historic moment that marked turning point in relationship between church and state in Mexico: visit by Pope John Paul II to country at height of cold war and under influence of liberation theology. Discusses implications of this visit as reflected by and debated in Mexican newspaper editorials. Provides historical context on press, state, and revolutionary anti-clericalism in Mexico in preceding years and describes political context of 1979. Summarizes pontiff's speeches and homilies during visit and dissects response in various daily newspapers, divided by focus: reasons for pope's visit, what it revealed about Lopez Portillo.