A Thief in the Night: Life and Death in the Vatican - Brossura

Cornwell, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0141001836 ISBN 13: 9780141001838

Casa editrice: Penguin, 2001

Riassunto

An investigation into the sudden death of Pope John Paul I on September 28, 1978 probes rumors of conspiracy and murder surrounding the death and reveals intense rivalries within the Vatican, financial scandals involving the Vatican bank, and other controversial allegations. Reprint.

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L'autore:

John Cornwell is in the department of history and philosophy of science at Cambridge University. He is a regular feature writer at the Sunday Times (London) and the author and editor of four books on science, including Power to Harm, on the Louisville Prozac trial, as well as Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII and Breaking Faith: Can the Catholic Church Save Itself?

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On the eve of September 28, 1978, Pope John Paul I died unexpectedly-apparently of a heart attack-after a reign of only thirty-three days. Within the Vatican there were serious disagreements about the time of death, who found the body, and the true state of the Pope's health prior to his death. These arguments led to rumors of foul play and conspiracy-variously involving the KGB, the freemasons, crooked financiers, and Vatican officials. In 1987 the Vatican invited John Cornwell to conduct a new, independent investigation into the true circumstances of the Pope's death. In A Thief in the Night Cornwell tells the story of his search, including a startling theory about John Paul I's untimely demise-and a chilling and unsurpassed look inside one of the world's oldest, most secretive institutions.

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• Editore: Penguin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0141001836
• ISBN 13: 9780141001838
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320