Research Catalog

Title

Pope Francis : untying the knots / Paul Vallely.

Author

Vallely, Paul

Publication

London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2013.

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Details

Description

xii, 227 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 22 cm

Summary

"From his first appearance on a Vatican balcony Pope Francis proved himself a Pope of Surprises. With a series of potent gestures, history's first Jesuit pope declared a mission to restore authenticity and integrity to a Catholic Church bedevilled by sex abuse and secrecy, intrigue and in-fighting, ambition and arrogance. He declared it should be 'a poor Church, for the poor'. But there is a hidden past to this modest man with the winning smile. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was previously a bitterly divisive figure. His decade as leader of Argentina's Jesuits left the religious order deeply split. And his behaviour during Argentina's Dirty War, when military death squads snatched innocent people from the streets, raised serious questions--on which this book casts new light."--Page [4] of cover.

Alternative Title

Untying the knots

Subjects

• Biographies
• Popes > Biography
• Francis, Pope, 1936-

Genre/Form

Biographies

Note

• "A Continuum book"--Title page verso.
• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Dirty tricks in the Vatican -- The common touch -- Jesuit secrets -- What really happened in the Dirty War -- The Bishop of the Slums -- What changed Bergoglio? -- Francis : a man to change history -- A pope of surprises.

ISBN

• 9781472903709 :
• 1472903706

OCLC

• 840433312
• SCSB-11154289

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library