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The Dictator Pope: The Inside Story of the Francis Papacy

By: Marcantonio Colonna
Narrated by: Chris Abell
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Marcantonio Colonna's The Dictator Pope has rocked Rome and the entire Catholic Church with its portrait of an authoritarian, manipulative, and politically partisan pontiff.

Occupying a privileged perch in Rome during the tumultuous first years of Francis' pontificate, Colonna was privy to the shock, dismay, and even panic that the reckless new pope engendered in the Church's most loyal and judicious leaders.

The Dictator Pope discloses that Father Mario Bergoglio (the future Pope Francis) was so unsuited for ecclesiastical leadership that the head of his own Jesuit order tried to prevent his appointment as a bishop in Argentina. Behind the benign smile of the "People's Pope" Colonna reveals a ruthless autocrat aggressively asserting the powers of the papacy in pursuit of a radical agenda.

©2018 Marcantonio Colonna (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Christianity Politics & Government Religious Studies Spirituality Latin America Rome
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Book that every good meaning catholic should know. An eye opener but who has not already had suspicions. 5 stars all around.

Great book! a must for all Catholics!

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A well researched look at the Vatican administration.

Would really enjoy reading Marcantonio's inside investigation on all the people he has recognized as behaving inappropriately in this story.

Marvellous read, thank you Marcantonio :-)

The Vatican behaving... wrong / as expected / surprisingly / well ?

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Maybe one sided view however very interesting. Lot of history and needs an revised update version.

Interesting

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