"Power, Homosexuality and Hypocrisy" in The Closet of the Vatican
Claudia Cragg (@claudiacragg) speaks here with Frederic Martel (@martelf) for the new paperback publication of his latest book, In The Closet of The Vatican. Pope Francis declared that "behind rigidity there is always something hidden, in many cases a double life." These are the disturbing words that the Pope himself has used to unlock the \u201ccloset.\u201d In the new paperback edition of this New York Times bestseller,(Bloomsbury Continuum; 9781472966186; paperback now out), author and\xa0renowned French journalist\xa0Fr\xe9d\xe9ric\xa0Martel\xa0reveals\xa0new events that have occurred since the original text\u2019s publication. \xa0In the\xa0Closet\xa0of the\xa0Vatican\xa0provides a\xa0shocking\xa0and detailed account of the\xa0abuse and malpractice\u2014sexual, political and financial\u2014in the Catholic Church. Now in a revised translation and with updated material, this brilliant piece of investigative writing is based on four years\u2019 authoritative research, including extensive interviews with those in power.