In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy; THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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Frederic Martel Shaun Whiteside

In the Closet of the Vatican

Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy; THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Frederic Martel, Shaun Whiteside

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Bloomsbury Publishing
21 February 2019

Religion & beliefs; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Christian aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships; Gay & Lesbian studies

In the Closet of the Vatican exposes the rot at the heart of the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church today. This brilliant piece of investigative writing is based on four years' authoritative research, including extensive interviews with those in power.

The celibacy of priests, the condemnation of the use of contraceptives, the cover up of countless cases of sexual abuse, the resignation of Benedict XVI, misogyny among the clergy, the dramatic fall in Europe of the number of vocations to the priesthood, the plotting against Pope Francis - all these issues are clouded in mystery and secrecy.

In the Closet of the Vatican is a book that reveals these secrets and penetrates this enigma. 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. It is based on the double lives of priests and on extreme homophobia. The resulting schizophrenia in the Church is hard to fathom. But the more a prelate is homophobic, the more likely it is that he is himself gay.

`Behind rigidity there is always something hidden, in many cases a double life'. These are the words of Pope Francis himself and with them the Pope has unlocked the Closet.

No one can claim to really understand the Catholic Church today until they have read this book. It reveals a truth that is extraordinary and disturbing.

By: Frederic Martel
Translated by: Shaun Whiteside
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
Weight: 983g
ISBN: 9781472966148
ISBN 10: 1472966147
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 21 February 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print

Frederic Martel (PhD) is a French writer and researcher. He is also a journalist at National Public Radio and the author of ten books, which have been translated and published in more than 25 countries. He lives in Paris. In the Closet of the Vatican is published simultaneously in eight languages.

Reviews for In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy; THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Probably one of the best books by a journalist ever written * Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland) * In the Closet of the Vatican is the first global account of the dishonesty about homosexuality which is endemic in the structures of the modern Roman Catholic Church * James Alison, Theologian * A truly shocking theory about the Vatican; the largest gay community in the world * Il Giornale (Italy) *