The New York Times Bestseller "[An] earth-shaking exposé of clerical corruption." - National
Catholic Reporter In the Closet of the Vatican exposes the rot at the heart of the Vatican
and the Roman Catholic Church today. Now in a revised translation and with updated material
this brilliant piece of investigative writing is based on four years' authoritative research
including extensive interviews with those in power. The celibacy of priests the condemnation
of the use of contraceptives the cover up of countless cases of sexual abuse the resignation
of Benedict XVI misogyny among the clergy the dramatic fall in Europe of the number of
vocations to the priesthood the plotting against Pope Francis--all these issues are clouded in
mystery and secrecy. In the Closet of the Vatican is a book that reveals these secrets and
penetrates this enigma. It derives from a system founded on a clerical culture of secrecy which
starts in junior seminaries and continues right up to the Vatican itself. It is based on the
double lives of priests and on extreme homophobia. The resulting schizophrenia in the Church is
hard to fathom. But the more a prelate is homophobic the more likely it is that he is himself
gay. "Behind rigidity there is always something hidden in many cases a double life." These
are the words of Pope Francis himself and with them the Pope has unlocked the Closet. No one
can claim to really understand the Catholic Church today until they have read this book. It
reveals a truth that is extraordinary and disturbing.
