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Paul Vallely
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August 2015
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August 2015
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From his first appearance on a Vatican balcony Pope Francis proved himself a Pope of Surprises. With a series of potent gestures, history's first Jesuit pope declared a mission to restore authenticity and integrity to a Catholic Church bedevilled by sex abuse and secrecy, intrigue and in-fighting, ambition and arrogance. He declared it should be 'a poor Church, for the poor'. But there is a hidden past to this modest man with the winning smile. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was previously a bitterly divisive figure. His decade as leader of Argentina's Jesuits left the religious order deeply split. And his behaviour during Argentina's Dirty War, when military death squads snatched innocent people from the streets, raised serious questions - on which this book casts new light. Yet something dramatic then happened to Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He underwent an extraordinary transformation. After a time of exile he re-emerged having turned from a conservative authoritarian into a humble friend of the poor - and became Bishop of the Slums, making enemies among Argentina's political classes in the process.
For Pope Francis - Untying the Knots, Paul Vallely travelled to Argentina and Rome to meet Bergoglio's intimates over the last four decades. His book charts a remarkable journey. It reveals what changed the man who was to become Pope Francis from a reactionary into the revolutionary who is unnerving Rome's clerical careerists with the extent of his behind-the-scenes changes. Published to coincide with Pope Francis's visit to the USA in 2015, Paul Vallely's revised and expanded edition of Pope Francis,The Struggle for the Soul of Catholicism offers a wealth of new material and penetrating insights into the kind of leader Pope Francis has and will become.
Author
Paul Vallely
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published
August 2015
Edition
Revised and Updated Edition
Weight
784g
Page Count
496
Dimensions
158 x 235 x 40 mm
ISBN
9781472915962
ISBN-10
1472915968
Eden Code
4325777
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Author/Creator: Paul Vallely
ISBN: 9781472915962
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date: August 2015
Weight: 784g
Dimensions: 158 x 235 x 40 mm
Eden Code: 4325777