{"product_id":"the-st-gallen-mafia-julia-meloni-9781505122879","title":"The St. Gallen Mafia: Exposing the Secret Reformist Group Within the Church","description":"In the mid-1990s, a clandestine group of high-ranking churchmen began gathering in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Opposed to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the circle plotted a revolution in stealth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By 2015, their secret ached to be told. Before an audience, Cardinal Godfried Danneels joked of being a part of a \"mafia.\" But as explosive as Danneels's confession was, a thick cloud of mystery still enshrouds the St. Gallen mafia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this compelling book, Julia Meloni pieces together the eerie trail of confessional evidence about the St. Gallen group. Copiously researched and grippingly narrated, \u003ci\u003eThe St. Gallen Mafia\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on the following: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mysteries of the 2005 conclave, where mafia members grew divided over a plan to back Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe war against Benedict XVI by the mafia's Cardinal Achille Silvestrini - and the mysterious \"confessions\" believed to be linked to him. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe enigmatic, complicated relationship between the mafia's Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini and Benedict XVI. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mafia writings that presaged a new Francis - and the 2013 conclave that elected him. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMartini's enduring role as an \"ante-pope\" - a \"precursor\" for Pope Francis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julia Meloni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1505122872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781505122879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tan Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.90d","brand":"Julia Meloni","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053959475455,"sku":"9781505122879","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2cab9006-2cad-4734-bfe0-fbd8ad8a4372.jpg?v=1685027203","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-st-gallen-mafia-julia-meloni-9781505122879","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}