TY  - BOOK
AU  - Martel,Frédéric
AU  - Whiteside,Shaun
AU  - Martel,Frédéric
AU  - Martel,Frédéric
TI  - In the closet of The Vatican: power, homosexuality, hypocrisy 
SN  - 1472966244
AV  - BX 1912.9 M376i 2019
U1  - 282.086 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - London, UK, New York
PB  - Bloomsbury Continuum
KW  - Catholic Church
KW  - Clergy
KW  - Sexual behavior
KW  - Iglesia Católica
KW  - Clero
KW  - Conducta sexual
KW  - Controversial literature
KW  - Obras de controversia
KW  - Homosexuality
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Homosexualidad
KW  - Aspectos religiosos
KW  - Homosexuales católicos
KW  - Clero y homosexualismo
KW  - Ciudad del Vaticano
KW  - Conducta sexual del clero
N1  - "Published [simultaneously] in France as Sodoma by Éditions Robert Laffont ... 2019"--Title page verso; pt. I. Francis. Domus sanctae marthae ; Gender theory ; Who am I to judge? ; Buenos Aires ; The synod ; Roma termini -- pt. II. Paul. The Maritain code ; Loving friendship -- pt. III. John Paul. The sacred college ; The Legion of Christ ; The ring of lust ; The Swiss guard ; The crusade against gays ; The pope's diplomacy ; Strange household ; Rouco ; CEI ; Seminarians -- pt. IV. Benedict. Passivo e bianco ; The vice-pope ; Dissidents ; VatiLeaks ; The abdication -- Epilogue
N2  - "A startling account of corruption and hypocrisy at the heart of the Vatican. 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, 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." --
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