Description The New York Times bestselling account of corruption and Hypocrisy at the heart of the Vatican.
In the Closet of the Vatican is published simultaneously in eight languages..
He lives in Paris.
He is also a journalist at National Public Radio and the author of ten books, which have been translated and published in more than 25 countries.
About the Author Frédéric Martel (Ph D) is a French writer and researcher.
It reveals a truth that is extraordinary and disturbing.
No one can claim to really understand the Catholic Church today until they have read this book.
But the more a prelate is homophobic, the more likely it is that he is himself gay."Behind rigidity there is always something hidden, in many cases a double life." These are the words of Pope Francis himself and with them, the Pope has unlocked the Closet.
The resulting schizophrenia in the Church is hard to fathom.
It is based on the double lives of priests and on extreme homophobia.
It derives from a system founded on a clerical culture of secrecy which starts in junior seminaries and continues right up to the Vatican itself.
In the Closet of the Vatican is a book that reveals these secrets and penetrates this enigma.
The celibacy of priests, the condemnation of the use of contraceptives, countless cases of sexual abuse, the resignation of Benedict XVI, misogyny among the clergy, the dramatic fall in Europe of the number of vocations to the priesthood, the plotting against Pope Francis - all these issues are clouded in mystery and secrecy.
This brilliant piece of investigative writing is based on four years\' authoritative research, including extensive interviews with those in power.
In the Closet of the Vatican exposes the rot at the heart of the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church today.
Description The New York Times bestselling account of corruption and Hypocrisy at the heart of the Vatican
