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The Man, the Pope, and the Challenge of Change
Gallery Books
September 2015
On Sale: September 8, 2015
320 pages
ISBN: 1476789053
EAN: 9781476789057
Kindle: B00P42WY3A
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Biography
With more than four decades of firsthand experience
reporting from Vatican City, David Willey explores the
religious and personal background of Pope Francis and his
ability to fulfill the promises of reform made during the
first two years of his papacy.
Sex crimes and
cover-ups, financial scandal, declining membership, and the
unprecedented resignation of its chief executive, Pope
Benedict XVI. These were the ingredients of a twenty-first
century crisis in the Vatican—a crisis that might have
anticipated the election of a steadily conservative pope, a
career bureaucrat, and an insider. An operator.
Instead they chose Francis.
Using his
unparalleled access and knowledge of the inner workings of
the Vatican, BBC correspondent David Willey chronicles
Francis’s first two years as pope and analyzes what could
happen in the years to come. He tells the inside story of
how this most unlikely man came from “the end of the world”
to lead the world’s largest corporation into the future,
stirring millions to interest and faith again through his
frank speeches and benevolent beliefs. In putting this all
into context, Willey seeks to further unravel the mysteries
and conspiracies that continue to surround the worldwide
headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church.
The world
has never seen the Church in a greater state of flux, as
Francis’s words and deeds have enchanted, entertained, and
sometimes enraged the public. In this comprehensive
biography complete with full-color photography, David Willey
explores the religious and personal background of the
inspirational Pope Francis, his stunning impact on the
Catholic Church, the hopes he has raised, and the legacy he
will leave behind.
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