The Election of Pope Francis is informative and captivating—and raises many questions
Gerard
O’Connell’s ability to weave many threads together into a coherent
narrative is a true gift and one for which he must be commended. But his
book also leaves readers looking for many important answers.
Gerard O’Connell is one of the top Vaticanistas working today. An associate editor and Vatican correspondent for America
magazine, he has rightly earned a reputation for his fair and in-depth
reporting. While his sympathies skew in a more progressive direction, he
avoids the ideological blinders and baggage often seen in the work of
other Vatican commentators, such as Austen Ivereigh,Robert Mickens, and
Massimo Faggioli.
In his recent book The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Account of the Conclave That Changed History, O’Connell turns his considerable talents to the 2013 Conclave that elected Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as the first Jesuit pope. O’Connell’s book is a page-turner packed with genuine insights from his deep reporting. In addition, O’Connell’s personal connection to Pope Francis makes the story richer. O’Connell is married to Elisabetta Piqué, an Argentinian Vatican correspondent who has known Cardinal Bergoglio for years. Cardinal Bergoglio baptized their children. And just days before he was elected pope, Cardinal Bergoglio ate with the family.
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2 comments:
If the St. Gallen Mafia narrative is true, we might be living with a pope who is not validly elected. The scariest thing is that we will probably never know for sure.
Considering the goals of Communists and St, Gallen Mafia this is one election that almost certainly was stolen by the Russians.
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