The Pope in Winter: The Dark Face of John Paul II's Papacy: The Dark Face of John Paul's Papacy - Hardcover

Cornwell, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670915726 ISBN 13: 9780670915729

Publisher: Viking, 2004

Synopsis

The first biography to focus on Pope John Paul II's controversial reactions to recent crises in the Church and the global arena. In a bold and highly original work, The Pope in Winter brings John Paul's complex character into sharp focus. A veteran observer of the Vatican, Cornwell combines eyewitness reporting with impeccable sources. Respectful of John Paul's prodigious spirit and battles for human rights, Cornwell raises questions about a system that grants lifetime power to an individual vulnerable to age and illness. The result is a striking portrait of John Paul in the winter of his life and an incisive assessment of his legacy.

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About the Author:

John Cornwell is the author of two best-selling books on the papacy: A Thief in the Night: the Mysterious Death of John Paul I; and Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII. His Breaking Faith, a study of the Catholic Church at the millennium, was widely acclaimed. For fifteen years he has reported the Vatican for the Sunday Times, and for Vanity Fair in New York, and is a regular writer in the Catholic international weekly, The Tablet. He lives in London, Cambridge and Northamptonshire.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0670915726
• ISBN 13: 9780670915729
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352