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As a young and outspoken priest, Luca Rossini was brutally tortured in an Argentine military prison, and then nursed back to health by the beautiful Isabel. Exiled to Rome to avoid scandal, Rossini becomes a cardinal and the pope's confidante. He is admired and feared by his colleagues, for he understands the Church, speaks frankly and knows how to present his ancient faith to the media. When the pope becomes gravely ill and a successor must be chosen, Rossini takes a central role. In the midst of the political intrigue that surrounds the selection of a new pope, Isabel arrives in Rome-along with Rossini's daughter. Suddenly, Rossini must confront painful memories of Argentina and the scandalous passion of his long-suspended love affair.Eminence is Morris West at the peak of his powers as a novelist, offering profound insights into the workings of the Catholic Church in a gripping personal story.… (plus d'informations)
A good story about a much abused priest immediately after the death of the Pope who brought him away from physical torture, humiliation and abuse in Argentina. Morris West does his usually good work in describing the interior workings of the church and the search for a new pontiff. The end is very abrupt and not very satisfying in describing the mental torture of the conclave in which the priest is placed. ( )
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The Church in Argentina, and we its members, have many reasons to confess our sins and to beg pardon of God and society: for our insensitivity, for our cowardice, for our omissions, for our complicities in respect of illegal repression. Monsignor Jorge Novak, Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina. Quoted in Politicia, 29 April 1995
Where law ends, tyranny begins. William Pitt, speech, 9 January 1770
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For Carol and David Ashley-Wilson, good companions, friends of the heart
Author's note: I offer a special word of thanks to my two editorial consciences, my personal assistant, Beryl Barraclough, and my wife, Joy, companion of many voyages, sharer in many literary enterprises. Between them, they have kept me as honest, consistent and self-critical as any man can be in a confusing world.
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On his bad days - and this was one of his worst for a long time - Luca Rossini fled the city.
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"Be kind to your people, Holiness," said Luca Rossini. "They live in a rough world. They are often afraid and lonely. They need a caring shepherd." Clareville 1996-1998
... and a spoiler from Chater 6: "But you must let me talk. I have other things to tell you." She set down her cup, folded her hands in her lap, took a deep breath to steady herself, then she told him: "Luisa is your child, Luca."
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As a young and outspoken priest, Luca Rossini was brutally tortured in an Argentine military prison, and then nursed back to health by the beautiful Isabel. Exiled to Rome to avoid scandal, Rossini becomes a cardinal and the pope's confidante. He is admired and feared by his colleagues, for he understands the Church, speaks frankly and knows how to present his ancient faith to the media. When the pope becomes gravely ill and a successor must be chosen, Rossini takes a central role. In the midst of the political intrigue that surrounds the selection of a new pope, Isabel arrives in Rome-along with Rossini's daughter. Suddenly, Rossini must confront painful memories of Argentina and the scandalous passion of his long-suspended love affair.Eminence is Morris West at the peak of his powers as a novelist, offering profound insights into the workings of the Catholic Church in a gripping personal story.
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