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Crusade Against Buddhist Vietnam - Rehmat - 12-25-2004
Like in the case of Muslim Spain in 15th century, Vietnam in the 20th century, the role played by the Catholic Church has been paramount. Not only during the conflict, but also during the agonizing period of its termination. It was then that the Vatican struck a deal with the Communists of the North, while the USA went on fighting. The Pope externalized the secret Vatican-North Vietnam deal by consecrating the whole of Vietnam—that is the North and the South to the Virgin Mary. This was years before the war had even ended. The consecration of the United Communist Vietnam was done by good Pope John XXIII, and seconded by Pope Paul VI. A religious move, which had indicated on which side the Vatican had sided, when the USA had began to lose the war.
http://www.reformation.org/vietnam.html