Frederic Martel on his book In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy (5/14/19)
Frederic Martel’s best-selling book “In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy” exposes the vast array of controversial issues facing the Roman Catholic Church today. Based on four years’ of exhaustive research, including extensive interviews with those in power, “In the Closet of the Vatican” aims to uncover the secrets of a clerical culture of secrecy which starts in junior seminaries and continues right up to the Vatican. In this installment of “Leonard Lopate at Large” on WBAI, Frederic Martel discusses the work that went into writing the book and reveals what he found in his reporting.