Pope Francis Among the Wolves: The Inside Story of a Revolution

by Marco Politi

Book Overview

Marco Politi takes us deep inside the power struggle roiling the Roman Curia and the Catholic Church worldwide, beginning with Benedict XVI, the pope who famously resigned in 2013, and intensifying with the contested and unexpected election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, now known as Pope Francis. Politi's account balances the perspectives of Pope Francis's supporters, Benedict's sympathizers, and those disappointed members...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231174144
• ISBN13: 9780231174145
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher