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    Eminence

    By Morris West

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    As a young and outspoken priest, Luca Rossini was brutally tortured in an Argentine military prison, and then nursed back to health by the beautiful Isabel. Exiled to Rome to avoid scandal, Rossini becomes a cardinal and the pope's confidante. He is admired and feared by his colleagues, for he understands the Church, speaks frankly and knows how to present his ancient faith to the media. When the pope becomes gravely ill and a successor must be chosen, Rossini takes a central role. In the midst of the political intrigue that surrounds the selection of a new pope, Isabel arrives in Rome-along with Rossini's daughter. Suddenly, Rossini must confront painful memories of Argentina and the scandalous passion of his long-suspended love affair.Eminence is Morris West at the peak of his powers as a novelist, offering profound insights into the workings of the Catholic Church in a gripping personal story.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAllen Unwin
    Release dateAug 1, 2017
    ISBN9781495640087
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    • 4/5
      A good story about a much abused priest immediately after the death of the Pope who brought him away from physical torture, humiliation and abuse in Argentina. Morris West does his usually good work in describing the interior workings of the church and the search for a new pontiff.The end is very abrupt and not very satisfying in describing the mental torture of the conclave in which the priest is placed.

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    • 2/5
      This was well written & read, but I just couldn't work up any empathy for the characters. They're Catholics & most of the story hinges on their beliefs, which are also warring with reality in the form of modern medicine. If the Pope is the God's voice on Terra, what happens if he's a mindless vege? Of course, that tossed a monkey wrench into their laws & politics, but the more they struggled with their religious beliefs, the more ludicrous the whole plot became. The enormity of their egos & their tiny sense of racial & self esteem reminds me of a bunch of alcoholics. Instead of alcohol, they're drunk on their own philosophy, though.

      It's pretty amazing that people can base their world view on such nonsense, but a neighbor recently stopped by to ask us if we knew anything about horse hair snakes. According to him, these are snakes born of horse tail hairs sitting in stagnant water that spontaneously come to life. Wow. He said he graduated high school & belongs to the Baptist church just down the street. That new preacher stopped by & told me the world was only 5,000 years old just a month or so ago. It's pretty incredible & very sad to think there is such intentional ignorance in the world.