- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark (Feb 15 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1402202458
- ISBN-13: 978-1402202452
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14.1 x 2.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 363 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,393,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Booklist
Osborn's foray into the inner workings of Vatican politics and the Roman curia packs a powerful punch, ultimately^B delivering an optimistic message about the future of the Roman Catholic Church. After the death of gentle Pope Gregory XVIII, the College of Cardinals convenes in Rome to choose a successor to the throne of Peter. Poised at opposite ends of the theological spectrum are traditionalist Cardinal Agosto Mancini and progressive Cardinal Ignatius Heriot. As Mancini maneuvers behind the scenes to manipulate the election in his favor, Heriot remains curiously aloof from the entire process, harboring a dark secret that he believes precludes him from serious consideration. Meanwhile, a charismatic American priest preaching a seemingly radical brand of Catholicism rooted in love, tolerance, and spirituality, seems to hold the key to the papal legacy. Reminiscent of The Shoes of the Fisherman (1991), this evocation of one of the world's most influential institutions pits the pious against the venal in suspenseful battle for power and control within the church hierarchy. Margaret Flanagan
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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“Has drawn comparisons with The Shoes of the Fisherman and The DaVinci Code.”
-Connecticut Post
In the tradition of the classic bestseller The Shoes of the Fisherman, this evocative and moving novel takes you deep inside the inner world of the Vatican and the American branch of the Holy See to dramatize the great moral issues dividing the Church.
The passing of humble and beloved Pope Gregory XVIII brings the Lords of the Church to the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome to meet in its secret recesses and elect a new pope. They find they must choose between a caring, but guilt-ridden, American cardinal (the very same young priest who made a heart-rending confession so many years ago) who would bring reforms to the Church, or a cardinal whose soul belongs to the Inquisition. At stake-the future of the Church itself.
-Connecticut Post
In the tradition of the classic bestseller The Shoes of the Fisherman, this evocative and moving novel takes you deep inside the inner world of the Vatican and the American branch of the Holy See to dramatize the great moral issues dividing the Church.
The passing of humble and beloved Pope Gregory XVIII brings the Lords of the Church to the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome to meet in its secret recesses and elect a new pope. They find they must choose between a caring, but guilt-ridden, American cardinal (the very same young priest who made a heart-rending confession so many years ago) who would bring reforms to the Church, or a cardinal whose soul belongs to the Inquisition. At stake-the future of the Church itself.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
A Summer Skip It Read,
By Mary M Boyer (Rapid City SD) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Last Pope (Hardcover)
The plot is transparent. The characters are straight out of an HBO movie. The only value to this is the history of the conclave and the Vatican and all of that was better told in Shoes of the Fisherman or even in Angels and Demons. This is simply not a good read - even for the beach.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Overrated and Disappointing,
By A Customer
This review is from: Last Pope (Hardcover)
Based on the raving reviews here and from a friend, I purchased and read this book. I kept reading, waiting for the cliches to give way to whatever people raving about and, frankly, I never found it. It's not a bad book, but everything in it has appeared in other papal conclave-types of novels and usually done somewhat better. If you have not read "Shoes of the Fisherman," "The Last Conclave," and others of the genre, read this and enjoy it. If you have read them, you will probably be disappointed.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Reminiscent of The Shoes of the Fisherman,
By A Customer
This review is from: Last Pope (Hardcover)
Osborne's foray into the inner workings of Vatican politics and the Roman curia packs a powerful punch, ultimately delivering an optimistic message about the future of the Roman Catholic Church. After the death of gentle Pope Gregory XVIII, the College of Cardinals convenes in Rome to choose a successor to the throne of Peter. Poised at opposite ends of the theological spectrum are traditionalist Cardinal Agosto Mancini and progressive Cardinal Ignatius Heriot. As Mancini maneuvers behind the scenes to manipulate the election in his favor, Heriot remains curiously aloof from the entire process, harboring a dark secret that he believes precludes him from serious consideration. Meanwhile, a charismatic American priest preaching a seemingly radical brand of Catholicism rooted in love, tolerance, and spirituality, seems to hold the key to the papal legacy. Reminiscent of The Shoes of the Fisherman (1991), this evocation of one of the world's most influential institutions pits the pious against the venal in suspenseful battle for power and control within the church hierarchy. -Margaret Flanagan for BOOKLIST
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