ISBN: 9780241967416 - the vatican diaries: a behind-the-scenes look at the power, personalities and politics at the heart of the catholic church (16 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. 2013. Paperback. Describes the politics surrounding the election of a new pope and the beatification of an old one, the angst of dealing with the international issue of sexual abuse, the intricacies of arranging a Papal visit to India, the conflicts involved in trying to build a car park over an ancient Roman burial site. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 321 pages. The Vatican Diaries is an inside look at one of the world''s most powerful an d mysterious institutions, by John Thavis.''A humane and realistic and (y es) humorous picture of a mortal institution. To an old Prot like me, it''s a to ur of alien terrain and a bridge to old and dear friends'' Garrison KeillorFor thirty years John Thavis worked for the Catholic News Service in Rome and reported on the inner workings of the Vatican. The Vatican Diaries is his insigh tful and often very funny account of exactly what goes on in this unique and sec retive institution. It''s a place where cardinals fight private wars, scandals a re constantly threatening to undermine papal authority, and reverence for the pa st comes up painfully against the considerations of modern life.He descri bes the politics surrounding the election of a new pope and the beatification of an old one, the angst of dealing with the international issue of sexual abuse, the intricacies of arranging a Papal visit to India, the conflicts involved in t rying to build a car park over an ancient Roman burial site - and above all the unfathomable personality of the conservative Pope Benedict XVI, the first pope t o resign for 600 years. At this extraordinary moment of crisis in the Church, Th avis''s account of its inner workings is invaluable.''One closes John Tha vis'' perceptive study reflecting on the Vatican''s challenge: to persist in a s ecularizing world sometimes fascinated by the pomp and pageantry of St. Peter''s -but often hostile or increasingly indifferent to the Church''s determined missi on to harmonize warring factions and bickering enemies, even if both are on the same Catholic side'' New York Journal of BooksJohn Thavis recently retire.…

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