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--Revised and Expanded

"[An] earth-shaking exposé of clerical corruption"--National Catholic Reporter
The arrival of Frédéric Martel's In the Closet of the Vatican, published worldwide in eight languages, sent shockwaves through the religious and secular world. The book's revelations of clericalism, hypocrisy, cover-ups and widespread homosexuality in the highest echelons of the Vatican provoked questions that the most senior Vatican officials--and the Pope himself--were forced to act upon; it would go on to become a New York Times bestseller. Now, almost a year after the book's first publication, Frédéric Martel reflects in a new foreword on the effect the book has had and the events that have come to light since it was first released.
In the Closet of the Vatican describes the double lives of priests--including the cardinals living with their young "assistants" in luxurious apartments whilst professing humility and chastity--the cover-up of numerous cases of sexual abuse; sinister scheming in the Vatican; political conspiracy overseas in Argentina and Chile, and the resignation of Benedict XVI. From his unique position as a respected journalist with uninhibited access to some of the Vatican's most influential people and private spaces, Martel presents a shattering account of a system rotten to its very core.