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Last Testament: In His Own Words
'Gripping An exquisite conversation between two people who know each other like each other and have mutual respect for one another' - Catholic TimesSince resigning from the papacy in 2013 the first Pope in over 700 years to do so Pope Benedict has lived quietly in a convent in the Vatican gardens in Rome He has devoted himself to a life of prayer and study and has vowed to remain silent until now So much controversy still surrounds Pope Benedict's time in office - in this book written with bestselling German author Peter Seewald he addresses the issues of his papacy and reveals how at his late age governing and reforming the Church was beyond him Last Testament is also an autobiography recalling Pope Benedict's childhood in Germany under Nazism his early development as a priest and
eventually his appointment as Archbishop of Munich After becoming Pope his account deals with the controversies that rocked the Catholic world - how he enraged Muslims with his Regensburg speech what he did and did not do to stamp out the clerical sexual abuse of children the Vatileaks' scandal and how he broke up a gay cabal within the Vatican itself At all times we see a man who is shy and retiring and modest being exceptionally open and frank with the outside world In this Last Testament a unique book insofar as no other living Pope has had the opportunity to write an account having left office Benedict gives in his own words an unprecedented view of the difficulties the achievements and the consequences of his time as head of the Catholic Church worldwide
eventually his appointment as Archbishop of Munich After becoming Pope his account deals with the controversies that rocked the Catholic world - how he enraged Muslims with his Regensburg speech what he did and did not do to stamp out the clerical sexual abuse of children the Vatileaks' scandal and how he broke up a gay cabal within the Vatican itself At all times we see a man who is shy and retiring and modest being exceptionally open and frank with the outside world In this Last Testament a unique book insofar as no other living Pope has had the opportunity to write an account having left office Benedict gives in his own words an unprecedented view of the difficulties the achievements and the consequences of his time as head of the Catholic Church worldwide
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