Note from the author and the publishers
Prologue
PART I: FRANCIS
1 Domus Sanctae Marthae
2 Gender theory
3 Who am I to judge?
4 Buenos Aires
5 The Synod
6 Roma Termini
PART II: PAUL
7 The Maritain Code
8 Loving friendship
PART III: JOHN PAUL
9 The sacred college
10 The Legion of Christ
11 The ring of lust
12 The Swiss Guard
13 The crusade against gays
14 The pope's diplomacy
15 Strange househld
16 Rouco
17 CEI
18 Seminarians
PART IV: BENEDICT
19 Passivo e biano
20 The vice-pope
21 Dissidents
22 Vatileaks
23 The abdication
Epilogue
Acknowledgements

The New York Times Bestseller

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In the Closet of the Vatican exposes the rot at the heart of the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church today. 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.
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