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Selecting the Pope : Uncovering the Mysteries of Papal Elections |
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Rating:  Summary: Great Resource. Review: For educators or people interested in how the Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church is elected, this is an excellent resource. Easy to read, with charts to inform what happens in the Church from the day the Pope dies until a successor is chosen. Also includes some of the "major players" and what is the criteria that will be used in choosing the next pontiff. Afterword includes the "Apostolic Constitution" written by Pope John Paul II.
Rating:  Summary: more history and more details needed! Review: The book is very sketchy with respect to details and the important history of the Catholic church and the middle ages. The author spends little ink on the history of the papacy during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. The "selection" of the pope during those tumultuous years was indeed a very different process compared to the section during the 19th and 20th centuries! The authior seems to concentrate and details the process during these later centuries and seems to gloss over the middle ages when the Catholic Church ruled not only the Vatican, but also the Governments of virtually all Europe. For a more accurate and detailed account of how the popes were "selected" during the middle ages (3 centuries), I would recommend Wm Manchester's history of the middle ages "A World Lit By Only Fire". This is an unbias account of the papacy during the middle ages and how it shaped the future of the Catholic Religion.
Rating:  Summary: Short and interesting Review: This book is short and gives a pretty concise description of the Papacy and Papal elections. Although it is short, there is still pleny of detail for the lay person who knows little about this office, the history, and the elections behind it. If you are looking for an introduction, this is a good place to start. For more detail, I am sure there are better sources (one suggested by another reviewer). But I enjoyed the quick crash course in the history of the Catholic Church's highest office.
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