Marco Politi

Pope Francis Among the Wolves: The Inside Story of a Revolution Marco Politi

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: PrefaceAcknowledgmentsTranslator's Note1. The Smell of the Sheep2. Francis's Fear3. The Coup d'?tat of Benedict XVI4. The Secrets of an Anti-Italian Conclave5. The End of the Imperial Church6. The Face of a Parish Priest7. Walking with Unbelievers8. The Hidden Women Priests9. Death in Front of the Vatican10. The Self-Critique of a Pope11. The Program of the Revolution12. St. Peter Had No Bank Account13. The Enemies of Francis14. The War of the Cardinals15. The Italian Knot16. A Resignable PapacyNotesIndexReview Quotes: A profound analysis of the Argentinean Pope given by one of the most important experts on the Vatican in the world.--Santiago Zabala, ICREA/Pompeu Fabra UniversityBiographical Note: Marco Politi has been a leading international expert on Vatican issues for more than forty years. He is a journalist with the newspaper" il Fatto Quotidiano" and was the Vatican correspondent for "La Repubblica." With Carl Bernstein, he wrote the international best-seller "His Holiness." His other books include "Pope Wojtyla: The Farewell";" The Return of God"; "I, Gay Priest"; "The Church That Says No"; and "Joseph Ratzinger: Crisis of a Papacy."William McCuaig is a translator living in Montreal. Review Quotes: Marco Politi is a distinguished journalist and author who has excellent sources in the Roman Curia. "Pope Francis Among the Wolves is a superb book." Politi's coverage of Francis, his internal opposition and vision for a changing church belongs in every newsroom for the adroit treatment on how ferocious Vatican politics can be. This book I suspect will attract general readers, nuns, bishops, professors, students, cardinals, diplomats, politicians and even their hatchet-men seeking insight on a pope who has captured the world's imagination.--Jason Berry, author of "Render unto Rome: The Secret Life of Money in the Catholic Church"Review Quotes: Marco Politi is one of the world's most accomplished Vatican observers, and in many ways Francis is the pope he's been waiting his whole life to cover. This is Politi at his tea-leaf-reading best, which is very, very good.--John L. Allen Jr., Associate Editor, the Boston Globe and CruxReview Quotes: Politi is one of the world's most accomplished Vatican observers, and in many ways Francis is the pope he has been waiting his whole life to cover. This is Politi at his tea-leaf-reading best, which is very, very good.--John L. Allen Jr., associate editor of the "Boston Globe" and "Crux"Review Quotes: Marco Politi is a writer for our times, with his insight, access, and wisdom about an intriguing pontiff. Few people can dig up the nuggets and jewels about such important papal matters, and what Politi knows and serves up to his readers cannot be missed. "Pope Francis Among the Wolves" is surely another of Politi's 'must-reads.'--Christiane Amanpour CNN, Chief international CorrespondentReview Quotes: A profound analysis of the Argentinean pope given by one of the most important experts on the Vatican in the world.--Santiago Zabala, ICREA/Pompeu Fabra UniversityReview Quotes: Politi's coverage of Pope Francis, his internal opposition and vision for a changing church, belongs in every newsroom for the adroit treatment of how ferocious Vatican politics can be. This book will attract general readers, nuns, bishops, professors, students, cardinals, diplomats, politicians, and even their hatchetmen seeking insight on a pope who has captured the world's imagination--Jason Berry, author of "Render Unto Rome: The Secret Life of Money in the Catholic Church"Publisher Marketing: Marco Politi takes us deep inside the power struggle roiling the Roman Curia and the Catholic Church worldwide, beginning with Benedict XVI, the pope who famously resigned in 2013, and intensifying with the contested and unexpected election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, now known as Pope Francis. Politi's account balances the perspectives of Pope Francis's supporters, Benedict's sympathizers, and those disappointed members of the Catholic laity who feel alienated by the institution's secrecy, financial corruption, and refusal to modernize. Politi dramatically recounts the sexual scandals that have rocked the church and the accusations of money laundering and other financial misdeeds swirling around the Vatican and the Italian Catholic establishment. Pope Francis has tried to shine a light on these crimes, but his work has been met with resistance from entrenched factions. Politi writes of the decline in church attendance and vocations to the priesthood throughout the world as the church continues to prohibit divorced and remarried Catholics from receiving the communion wafer. He visits European parishes where women now perform the functions of missing male priests--and where the remaining parishioners would welcome the admission of women to the priesthood, if the church would allow it. Pope Francis's emphasis on pastoral compassion for all who struggle with the burden of family life has also provoked the ire of traditionalists in the Roman Curia and elsewhere. He knows from personal experience what life is like for the poor in Buenos Aires and other metropolises of the globalized world, and highlights the contrast between the vital, vibrant faith of these parishioners and the disillusionment of European Catholics. Pope Francis and his supporters are locked in a battle with the defenders of the traditional hard line and with ecclesiastical corruption. In this conflict, the future of Catholicism is at stake--and it is far from certain Francis will succeed in saving the institution from decline. Review Citations:

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Contributor Bio:  Politi, Marco Heinz-Joachim Fischer is a writer for the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in Rome. Luigi Accattoli is a journalist and author of several books on John Paul II, including "When a Pope Asks Forgiveness: The Mea Culpa's of Pope John Paul II. Arthur Hertzberg, rabbi and Jewish scholar, is professor emeritus of religion at Dartmouth College and author of "A Jew in America. Hansjakob Stehle is a Vatican specialist who was for many years a correspondent for the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and "Die Zeit. Marco Politi, coauthor with Carl Bernstein of "His Holiness: John Paul II and the History of Our Time, contributes regularly to "La Repubblica and "Il Messaggero. Contributor Bio:  McCuaig, William Gianni Vattimo teaches hermeneutic philosophy at the University of Turin and is a renowned public intellectual and former member of the European parliament. His books include "After the Death of God" (with John D. Caputo), "The Future of Religion" (with Richard Rorty), "Nihilism and Emancipation," "After Christianity," and the forthcoming, "Art's Claim to Truth,"William McCuaig is the translator of "Books, Banks, Buttons, and Other Inventions from the Middle Ages," by Chiara Frugoni, and Vattimo's "Nihilism and Emancipation,"