Heirs of the Fisherman
Subtitle: Behind the Scenes of Papal Death and Succession
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: October 15, 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780195178340
First sentence: ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 8, 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, dean of the College of Cardinals, stood on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica and looked out on the vast crowd that had gathered between the arms of Bernini's colonnade to pay their final respects to the man whose body lay before the outdoor altar, sealed inside a simple cypress coffin adorned with a simple cross and the letter M for Mary.