The St. Gallen Mafia

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Filigrane

Année de parution:
2021

ISBN-13: 9781505122893

<P>In the mid-1990s, a clandestine group of high-ranking churchmen began gathering in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Opposed to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the circle plotted a revolution in stealth.</P><P></P><P>By 2015, their secret ached to be told. Before an audience, Cardinal Godfried Danneels joked of being a part of a ;mafia.; But as explosive as Danneelss confession was, a thick cloud of mystery still enshrouds the St. Gallen mafia.</P><P></P><P>In this compelling book, Julia Meloni pieces together the eerie trail of confessional evidence about the St. Gallen group. The St. Gallen Mafia sheds light on:</P><P></P><P>The mysteries of the 2005 conclave, where mafia members grew divided over a plan to back Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope</P><P>The war against Benedict XVI by the mafias Cardinal Achille Silvestrini—and the mysterious ;confessions; believed to be linked to him</P><P>The enigmatic, complicated relationship between the mafias Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini and Benedict XVI</P><P>The mafia writings that presaged a new Francis—and the 2013 conclave that elected him</P><P>Martinis enduring role as an ;ante-pope;—a precursor for Pope Francis</P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P>Copiously researched and grippingly narrated, The St. Gallen Mafia exposes a long-simmering plan to dramatically reshape the Catholic Church.</P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P>"I have studied the text and find it to be excellent." -Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke</P><P></P><P>;Reading this book is as exciting as reading a novel, but everything in it is documented with a rigorous historical method . . . Julia Meloni tells the story of a real conspiracy, of which she accurately exposes the end goal, the means, the places, and the protagonists.; </P><P>-Roberto de Mattei, historian, Lepanto Foundation</P><P>;Julia Melonis new book The St. Gallen Mafia provides a valuable service to readers curious about the origins of the current pontificate. Drawing on a wide range of sources, she fills in the picture of the St. Gallen Mafia, a group of influential liberal prelates who plotted for years to elect a progressive-minded pope.; -George Neumayr, Journalist, The American Spectator</P><P></P><P></P>