No one can question that since that time the papacy has regained much of the prestige lost two centuries ago. In the 1950’s, when Harry Truman attempted to appoint an official ambassador to the Vatican, there arose such a protest that it was not possible for him to follow through.
Hakuna yeyote anayeweza kuuliza kwamba tangu wakati huo upapa umerejesha heshima yake kubwa iliyopotea karne mbili zilizopita. Katika miaka ya 1950, wakati Harry Truman alipojaribu kuteua balozi rasmi kwenda Vatican, kuliamka upinzani ambao isingewezekana kwake kufuata alichokipanga.