{"product_id":"vows-of-silence-the-abuse-of-power-in-the-papacy-of-john-paul-ii-paperback","title":"Vows of Silence: The Abuse of Power in the Papacy of John Paul II - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Berry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGerald Renner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoing deep behind the headlines about scandals in the Catholic Church, Jason Berry and Gerald Renner follow the staggering trail of evasions and deceit that leads directly to the Vatican and taints the legacy of Pope John Paul II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on more than six years of investigative reporting and hundreds of interviews, \u003ci\u003eVows of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting account of Vatican cover-ups. Both a profound criticism and a wake-up call to reform by two Catholic writers, this book reveals an agenda of top-down control under John Paul II and a hierarchy so obsessed with secrecy as to spawn disinformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVows of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e cuts between the life story of Father Tom Doyle, who sacrificed a diplomatic career with the Vatican to seek justice for sex-abuse victims, and Father Marcial Maciel, an accused pedophile and founder of the militaristic religious order, the Legion of Christ. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Father Doyle and with ex-Legionaries who filed a canonical suit against Maciel, as well as interviews with Vatican insiders and an array of sources in Mexico, Ireland, Canada, and Australia, Berry and Renner provide a penetrating account of a hierarchy directly in conflict with its followers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith keen insight and scrupulous reporting, \u003ci\u003eVows of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful narrative that chronicles the church's struggle between orthodoxy and reform--going straight to the heart of one of the world's largest power structures. It is not a book about sexual abuse; it is a book about abuse of power throughout the Vatican.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Berry \u003c\/b\u003eachieved national renown for his highly praised book, \u003ci\u003eLead Us Not Into Temptation.\u003c\/i\u003e He produced an award-winning film documentary based on \u003ci\u003eVows of Silence.\u003c\/i\u003e A novelist and jazz historian, he lives in New Orleans. For more information, please visit www.JasonBerryAuthor.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerald Renner \u003c\/b\u003e(1932 - 2007) was a veteran journalist at \u003ci\u003eThe Hartford Courant, \u003c\/i\u003eand the recipient of many awards for his reporting on religious news, issues and trends.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42586811301984,"sku":"9780743287067","price":34.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/TGo2RVBCN0w2eHRYQklNZktLUlFGUT09.webp?v=1771174534","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/vows-of-silence-the-abuse-of-power-in-the-papacy-of-john-paul-ii-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}