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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. 3657. Conclave The Politics, Personalities, and Process of the Next Papal Election - John L. Allen, Jr. (read 30 Nov 2002) This is a book by a National Catholic Reporter correspondent on a fascinating subject. He lists his pick of the top 20 candidates for the next Pope, but though he wrote his book this year one of his top 20 has since died and another is now over 80 and won't be in the conclave. I have for some time thought that Dionigi Tettamanzi, Cardinal Archbishop of Genoa, will be the next Pope and nothing in this book convinces me otherwise. I thought this book good reading. [This comment was obviously written right after I read the book.] ( ) no reviews | add a review
Revised edition not available until July 13, 2004.Now completely up-to-date and in its second edition, a captivating, insider's guide to the politics and personalities that will have a tremendous impact on one of the world's most secretive and important events-the election of a pope to succeed John Paul II.The next time a conclave unfolds in Rome, some 6,000 journalists are expected to descend on the Eternal City to cover the death of John Paul II and report on the election of his successor. The man in white who emerges from the Sistine Chapel at its conclusion will automatically become one of the most important figures on earth, a leader who commands a unique combination of political and spiritual power. Depending on how he chooses to exercise that power, governments and political systems may rise or fall, religious wars may heat up or abate, and the Church may undergo a radical transformation-from changes in its stances on such issues as sexuality, the place of women in the Church, to the role of the papacy itself.Conclave is a fascinating look at the election process and at what this headline-making occasion will mean to the world. John L. Allen, Jr., takes readers behind the scenes to reveal the issues, parties, and people most likely to determine the outcome. Setting the election within a broader context, he explains why it matters who becomes pope, discusses their role in the modern world, and examines the issues that will form the agenda of the next papacy.Although the book is not intended as a "handicapper's guide," Allen does offer his own informed list of the "top twenty" contenders for the position. He creates, as well, a classification system that clarifies the differences among the informal political parties that exist within the College of Cardinals, the body of 130-plus men who will elect John Paul II's successor. In conclusion, he presents a critical, independent-minded profile of each of those cardinals-for one of them will certainly be the new pope. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)262.135Religions Christian church and church work Church Polity; Ecclesiology Ministry Papacy; Primacy Papal election and conclavesLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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