Introduction
Introduction
Annibale Rosso ! It was incredible. He had suddenly given up membership in the Communist Party. Even more surprising, he was seen at Mass. People naturally talked in the small town south of Naples. Communism was on every lip just then, for it was the month of April, 1948. On the third Sunday of the month all Italy would vote and Communism might well take over the government. But one thing was certain. The vote of Annibale Rosso would be against the Hammer and Sickle. He said so himself. He swore a solemn oath, he would have no more truck or traffic with the Party • • • not after last night
Last night he had been ranting in his usual fashion against the '' duplicity and trickery of the Church" If anything he was more boisterous, more caustic than ever. The occasion was a candle-light pro-cession that had come to town. People singing. Little children in white carrying
