Dark Mysteries of the Vatican

by H. Paul Jeffers

Overview

WHAT THE VATICAN DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW: The lies. The conspiracies. The cover-ups. The truth. Deep behind the walls of the world's holiest site is a dense network of lies, corruption, and conspiracies fueling the Vatican's vast and unchecked influence on world events. From the Holy Orders that defied the commandment "Thou Shalt Not Kill" to the scandals splashed across international headlines, the Vatican is no longer shrouded in mystery, legend, and secrecy. It's all here: • The shocking and unsolved murder of the corrupt Vatican financier known as "God's Banker" • Real-life exorcism-and shocking rumors of Satanism • The Vatican's startling views on extraterrestrials and end-of-world prophesies • The Vatican's hidden ties to Nazi Germany and the Mafia • The bizarre rituals of the ultraconservative Opus Dei • The Vatican's ruthless 500-year war with the Freemasons • Pope Pius XII's anti-Semitic indifference to the plight of Europe's Jews and the Holocaust • And much more! This utterly fascinating, unflinching account is the most definitive exposé ever written about the most secretive institution in the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780806531328
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	02/01/2010
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.25(w) x 8.99(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

H. Paul Jeffers (1934–2009) was an established military historian and author of 70 books. He worked as an editor and producer at ABC, CBS, and NBC, and was the only person to have been news director at both of New York City's all-news radio stations. He taught journalism at New York University, Syracuse University, and Boston University. His works include the novels A Grand Night for Murder and What Mommy Said and the nonfiction Marshall: Lessons in Leadership with Alan Axelrod. He lived in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction Keys to the Kingdom 1

1 Thou Shalt Not Read 5

2 The Truth About the Templars 15

3 Vatican Treasures 23

4 Naughty Priests 33

5 Murder in Holy Orders 41

6 The Mystery of the Pope's Banker 53

7 From Russia with Malice 61

8 Opus Dei: The Pope's Cult 73

9 The Papacy and the Nazis 83

10 Spooks and Rats 95

11 A Fit of Madness 105

12 Vatican Espionage 117

13 The Devil, You Say 123

14 Myths, Rumors, and Presidents 129

15 And God Created Aliens 135

16 The Vatican and the End of the World 143

Vatican Library Chronology 151

Vatican Archives Chronology 153

The Popes 55

Chinon Parchment 165

The Lateran Treaty of 1929 (excerpts) 177

Further Reading 183

Index 185