The modern swiss guard is the product of the reforms pursued by jules repond, commander during 19101921. The vatican sought wednesday to explain the absence of a key member of pope francis protocol team following the scandal over a book on priestly celibacy cowritten by emeritus pope benedict xvi. Amid the fallout over the book, vatican commentators picked over its origins, with some saying the two popes were the victims of exploitation by the warring. News, sport and opinion from the guardians us edition. The vatican s new leaks scandal intensified on tuesday as a book detailed the mismanagement and internal resistance that has been thwarting pope francis financial reform efforts. It derives from a system founded on a clerical culture of secrecy which starts in junior seminaries and continues right up to the vatican itself. He also attempted to introduce modern arms, but pius x only permitted the presence of firearms if they were not functional. Posner has written for many national magazines and papers, including the new york times, the new yorker.
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When the vatican faces a major sexabuse scandal, hes the man the pope sends in. Rome, january 15, 2020 lifesitenews a vatican based journalist has alleged that pope francis was furious over pope benedicts contribution to a book. Right away, cardinal pell acknowledged that hundreds of millions of euros had been tucked away off the vatican s books. As vatican manages crisis, book details infighting the. The meeting on the clergy sexual abuse scandal is going on in the vatican as i write this. Pope benedict xvis leaked documents show fractured. Burdened by a lurid title, this is a short history of the politics and finances of the vatican during the last hundred years. Nation vatican world commentary blogs features movies books travel. Italian journalist gianluigi nuzzi published letters from archbishop carlo maria vigano in which he exposed alleged corruption that cost the holy see millions in higher contract prices. From 1971 until 1989, the vatican bank, which is officially called the institute for the works of religion, was presided over by an american archbishop, paul marcinkus. The new york times bestseller kindle edition by frederic martel, shaun whiteside.
Repond proposed to recruit only native citizens of switzerland and he introduced rigorous military exercises. More women looking to become consecrated virgins, vatican says. Vatican monsignor busted in sex sting protected by powerful clergy. A large majority of priests in the vatican are gay, although many are not sexually active, a new book claims. Williams, phd, is a journalist and the author of crescent moon rising, the day of islam, osamas revenge, the al qaeda connection, and the vatican exposed, among other books. The drugfueled homosexual scandal allegations at the holy. Vatican scandal heats up with revelations of greed.
The 570page book, which the french journalist and author frederic martel spent four years researching, is a startling account of corruption and hypocrisy at the heart of the vatican, according to its british publisher bloomsbury. Opinion the vaticans gay overlords the new york times. The vatican leaks scandal, also known as vatileaks, is a scandal initially involving leaked vatican documents, exposing alleged corruption. Vatican city in the closet of the vatican, a newly released book by the french author and lgbt activist frederic martel, is generating global media attention and discussion among vatican. A total of about 80 percent of the most revered clerics in the roman catholic church ar. Two popes, plotting cardinals and the fallout of an explosive book. Some of the most senior clerics in the roman catholic church who have vociferously attacked homosexuality are themselves gay, according to. Pope francis talks with archbishop georg gaenswein during his weekly general audience, in the paul vi hall at the vatican, wednesday, jan. Vatican seeks to explain absence of aide after book scandal. A gay french author, this is not martels first such book. Vatican sex abuse scandal reveals blind spot for francis. As in his complete idiots guides to the crusades and to the lives of the saints, williams displays an ability to compress a great deal of information in a short, highly readable way. In the explosive book, in the closet of the vatican, author frederic martel describes a gay subculture at the vatican and calls out the hypocrisy of catholic bishops and cardinals who in public. The book charts the turmoil within the catholic faith and within vatican city.
The vatican is seeking to explain the absence of a longtime vatican official from pope francis team following his role in a controversial book. Four in five vatican priests are gay, book claims this article is more than 1 year old french journalists book is a startling account of corruption and hypocrisy, publisher says. The guardian by jeffrey konvitz goodreads share book. Following contradictory reports about the circumstances of his death and. Xvi to root out sexual deviancy from the curia after the vatileaks scandal of 2012. The other allegations of financial scandal that emerge from that book, and. Vatican seeks to explain absence of aide after book scandal the vatican is seeking to explain the absence of a longtime vatican official from pope francis team following his role in a.
Pope transfers top official amid speculation about report on vatican leaks scandal. News world europe gay orgies and murder scandals engulf vatican. The vatican has expressed shame and sorrow after a report detailed decades of abuse in the catholic church. His 2015 book, gods bankers, a twohundredyear history of the finances of the vatican, was an acclaimed new york times bestseller. Writer says hardline cardinal robert sarah works to present an alternative leadership model, based on traditional catholic teachings.
An investigative authors claim that the vatican is close to bankruptcy has been denied by two leading vatican bishops. The vatican has been rocked by yet another scandal, and it is one that paints the bureaucracy at the heart of the catholic church as an institution deadset against pope franciss reform efforts in large part because some officials have been free to use the churchs coffers as their own personal piggybank. This is the best and most exciting history book on the vatican and its finances this reader has ever read, written in a. A vatican novel is a 1998 novel by roman catholic priest and theologian malachi martin. A sex abuse scandal erupts on inside the vatican while pope francis aims to modernise the church. The vatican is seeking to explain the absence of a longtime vatican official from pope francis team following his role in a. Bombshell book alleges a vatican gay subculture, hypocrisy. Vatican seeks to explain absence of archbishop georg. George pell tells andrew bolt the man who testified against him may have been used. I know that books have different titles they go by, especially if they are sold in other countries. Cardinal says i dont know what this poor fellow was up. French writer frederic martel gestures during an interview with associated press, in paris, friday, feb. Vatican city in an undisclosed location here, the vatican authorities are busy questioning paolo gabriele, the popes butler, and others in a widening leaks scandal.
Book lifts lid on guerrilla warfare against pope francis the guardian. In 1999, there was the pink and the black, homosexuals in france since 1968. Separate incidents in italy are latest for the roman catholic church. Although martels book is published just in time to spoil a pious conference on clerical paedophilia convened by the. New books allege financial scandals at the vatican. When the vatican faces a major sexabuse scandal, hes the. Some years ago a wellplaced german catholic priest sent me a long letter denouncing a network of gay clergy supposedly centred around. In the closet of the vatican is a book that reveals these secrets and penetrates this enigma. In the explosive book in the closet of the vatican author frederic martel describes a gay subculture at the vatican and calls out the hypocrisy of catholic bishops and cardinals who in public denounce homosexuality but in private lead double lives. It is being published in eight languages across 20 countries next. More vatican scandals and secrecy revolve around money and banking, and the banco ambrosiano scandal is perhaps one of the alltime best remembered. In the new book, which in other languages bears the more provocative title of sodom.
Move could jeopardise potential plan by pope francis to change rules in amazon. Vatican seeks to explain absence of aide after book scandal abc. Windswept house describes a satanic ritual the enthronement of lucifer. Power, homosexuality, hypocrisy by frederic martel, translated by shaun whiteside, is published by bloomsbury. A new book claims that homosexuality is rampant at the vatican, but provides little hard proof, according to an analysis by cnn religon editor daniel burke. Bombshell book in the closet of the vatican alleges. Vatican latest news, breaking stories and comment the. Power, homosexuality, hypocrisy by frederic martel, translated by shaun whiteside, is published by bloomsbury rrp. Some of the documents reproduced in the book come from the archives of the vatican bank, the. Gerald posner is an awardwinning journalist who has written twelve books, including the pulitzer prize finalist case closed and multiple national bestsellers. Most roman catholic priests in the vatican are gay. Four in five vatican priests are gay, book claims the guardian.
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