{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-51-david-marr-9781863956161","title":"Quarterly Essay 51: The Prince: Faith, Abuse and George Pell","description":"The leading Catholic in the nation and spiritual adviser to Tony Abbott, Cardinal George Pell has played a key role in the greatest challenge to face his church for centuries: the scandal of child sex abuse by priests. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e, David Marr investigates the man and his career: how did he rise through the ranks? What does he stand for? How does he wield his authority? How much has he shaped his church and Australia? How has he handled the scandal? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Marr reveals a cleric at ease with power and aggressive in asserting the prerogatives of the Vatican. His account of Pell's career focuses on his response as a man, a priest, an archbishop and prince of the church to the scandal that has engulfed the Catholic world in the last thirty years. This is the story of a cleric slow to see what was happening around him; torn by the contest between his church and its victims; and slow to realise that the Catholic Church cannot, in the end, escape secular scrutiny. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e is an arresting portrait of faith, loyalty and ambition, set against a backdrop of terrible suffering and an ancient institution in turmoil. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"He knows children have been wrecked. He apologises again and again. He even sees that the hostility of the press he so deplores has helped the church face the scandal. What he doesn't get is the hostility to the church. Whatever else he believes in, Pell has profound faith in the Catholic Church. He guards it with his life. Nations come and go but the church remains.\" - David Marr, \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e David Marr has written for the \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAge\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMonthly\u003c\/i\u003e, been editor of the \u003ci\u003eNational Times\u003c\/i\u003e, a reporter for \u003ci\u003eFour Corners\u003c\/i\u003e, presenter of ABC TV's \u003ci\u003eMedia Watch\u003c\/i\u003e and now writes for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e. His books include \u003ci\u003ePatrick White: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe High Price of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDark Victory\u003c\/i\u003e (with Marian Wilkinson) and three previous Quarterly Essays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Marr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1863956166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781863956161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.29d","brand":"David Marr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074047799551,"sku":"9781863956161","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_696ec185-d196-4ead-affa-689ea1be2025.jpg?v=1685451467","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/quarterly-essay-51-david-marr-9781863956161","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}