The end and the beginning
Subtitle: Pope John Paul II : the victory for freedom, the last years, the legacy
By: George Weigel
Edition: 1st large print ed.
Publisher: Random House Large Print
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1127
ISBN-13: 9780739377611
Subjects: Large type books
Description: Assesses the final years of Pope John Paul II, offering insight into his deteriorating health and devastating scandals within the Church while revealing a secret war between the Vatican and the Soviet Union.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references, bibliography and index.
Table of contents: title: Opening gambits; title: Defensor civitatis; title: Confrontation; title: Victory; title: The great jubilee of 2000 : up to Jerusalem; title: The great jubilee of 2000 : into the deep; title: The turbulence of history : 2001-2002; title: Darkening valley : 2003-2004; title: The last encyclical : January-April 2005; title: From inside; title: The measure of a pontificate.