In the closet of the Vatican : power, homosexuality, hypocrisy

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Label

In the closet of the Vatican : power, homosexuality, hypocrisy

Title remainder

power, homosexuality, hypocrisy

Statement of responsibility

Frédéric Martel ; translated by Shaun Whiteside

Creator

• Martel, Frédéric, 1967-

Contributor

• Whiteside, Shaun

Subject

• Catholic Church -- Controversial literature
• Male homosexuality -- Religious aspects
• Catholic Church -- Clergy | Sexual behavior
• Homophobia -- Religious aspects | Catholic Church
• Church and social problems -- Catholic Church
• Religion

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng

Summary

The celibacy of priests, the condemnation of the use of contraceptives, the cover up of 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. 'In the Closet of the Vatican' is a book that reveals these secrets and penetrates this enigma. 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. It is based on the double lives of priests and on extreme homophobia. The resulting schizophrenia in the Church is hard to fathom. But the more a prelate is homophobic, the more likely it is that he is himself gay

Member of

• Sodoma

Cataloging source

StDuBDS

Dewey number

• 241.6'6
• 241.66

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction