| The Power and the Glory: Inside the Dark Heart of Pope John Paul II's Vatican |  | Author: David Yallop Publisher: Carroll & Graf Category: Book
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Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published) Media: Hardcover Pages: 400 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1 Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.8
ISBN: 0786719567 EAN: 9780786719563 ASIN: 0786719567
Publication Date: March 7, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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From the first moment of his papacy Karol Wojtyla sought political influence and a role on the world stage. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, he was a leader to millions of Catholics at a time of tremendous change. Promising a renewed church, he was the first media Pope and travelled around the world to preach his message. It is said that he was central in the fall of Soviet Eastern Europe, in particular his own homeland of Poland. Now, one year after his death, there are already calls for his sainthood.
But is this the whole truth?
David Yallop explores the myths and half truths of John Paul II's long reign and asks some difficult questions ranging from the role of the Vatican in the momentous events in 1989, and the continued mismanagement of Vatican finance which allowed Calvi and others to continue to use the Vatican banks for money laundering to the failure to address the child sexual abuse crisis and the rise of the Opus Dei.
Including explosive revelations from the CIA, the KGB, and the Vatican itself, it is a bold and unflinching look at a man who soon stands to become a saint.
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