The Rise of Benedict XVI: The Inside Story of How the Pope was Elected and Where He Will Take the Catholic Church - Hardcover

Allen, John L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385513208 ISBN 13: 9780385513203

Publisher: Doubleday, 2005

Synopsis

Presents a behind-the-scenes analysis of the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger to the papacy and what his positions on several controversial issues will mean for the future direction of the Catholic Church.

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Review:

Praise for John L. Allen, Jr.'s, Conclave

"An invaluable primer . . . highly informative." --Washington Post

"Definitely a winner." --Minneapolis Star Tribune

"It's surprising how much you learn from this book . . . [Allen] explain[s] the process in an engaging way, and offers history, context and his own list of front-runners." --Arizona Republic

Praise for John L. Allen, Jr.'s, All the Pope's Men

"[A] superb book" --Chicago Sun-Times

"The National Catholic Reporter's Vatican correspondent John L. Allen, Jr., unpacks several popular myths as well as the psychology, sociology, and theology that inform the Holy See's worldview. But All the Pope's Men is not a polemic. It's a patient look at Vatican ways of thinking and acting." --San Antonio Express-News

"An exceedingly valuable book." --Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, First Things

"By turns enlightening and highly amusing, the book deserves a wide readership."
--America

" . . . this dispassionate book is the best written about the Vatican in a long time and belongs on the desk of every editor and religion writer in the English-speaking world."
--Andrew Greeley, National Catholic Reporter

"An informative and readable look at Vatican structures, policies, and personalities . . . filled with useful data and engaging anecdotes." --Crisis Magazine

From the Hardcover edition.

About the Author:

JOHN L. ALLEN, JR., is the Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter and a Vatican analyst for CNN and National Public Radio. His weekly Internet column, “The Word from Rome,” is widely considered the best source of insights into Vatican affairs in the English language. He is the author of Conclave, All the Pope’s Men, and the forthcoming Opus Dei. He and his wife Shannon live in Rome.

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0385513208
• ISBN 13: 9780385513203
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 249