Overview
A startling account of corruption and hypocrisy at the heart of the Vatican.
The most important book on the Vatican in a decade, Power and Corruption spills the shocking secrets behind the political, financial, and sexual scandals that are rotting the modern Catholic Church. This deeply researched exposé will astound Catholics and non-Catholics alike.
Pope Francis has said that the Church is the Church for the poor and the marginalized--while those in the Vatican continue to live in grand palaces with personal servants. Here, the fiscal mayhem and malpractice behind the Vatican Bank are finally revealed in depth. At a time when sexual abuse scandals are universal, Martel explores the deep hypocrisy surrounding homosexuality, with insider accounts of the gay Archbishops who continue to issue edicts against civil partnerships and gay marriage while insulating themselves against charges of hypocrisy. And despite the Church's dedication to improving human rights the world over, this book unveils the Vatican's messiest political entanglements, including how Cardinal Sodano fully backed the Chilean dictator General Pinochet and the Cardinal Archbishop of Havana colluded with Castro despite the Communist president's vehement opposition to religion.
At the heart of the book is 23 interviews with current Cardinals, including former Archbishop of St. Louis Cardinal Raymond Burke; Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet; and Cardinal Bernard Law, Archbishop emeritus of Boston, who Martel interviewed before the Cardinal passed away in 2017.
Until the hypocrisy is revealed, and the Vatican is forced to clean up its mistakes, there will be no reform.
This book title, In the Closet of the Vatican (Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy; THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER), ISBN: 9781472966148, by Frederic Martel, Shaun Whiteside, published by Bloomsbury USA (February 21, 2019) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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