The Dictator Pope: The Inside Story of the Francis Papacy Hardcover – April 23, 2018

This is an excellent and troubling book. I would only recommend, however, that those who are well-versed in Catholic theology and history read it, for several reasons:
1) Especially in America there is a tendency to treat a pope as a living saint, and this we know from history is often far from the truth. Popes are people too and thus often succumb to their own temptations and weaknesses, which is true in this case as well as any other;
2) Someone ignorant of true Catholic theology and doctrine may construe the findings in this book to mean something it does not - namely, that either Catholic doctrine has changed (which it hasn't), or somehow it's no longer any different from any other Christian belief (which it definitely still is);
3) The Church throughout history has suffered from plenty of other terrible events, challenges, thoughts, what have you - from periods where three people all claimed to be pope to times where the pope was hostage to hostile kings/countries to times where corruption was so bad that people felt they didn't need the Church anymore. What these historical events teach us is that the Church is made up of people, many good, many bad, and we have to remain educated and vigilant lest we put too much faith in princes...

With that, I would say that this book is very enlightening about the current deplorable situation in the Vatican. If you have sturdy faith and good historical knowledge, this will be very instructive and valuable, but don't let it lead you to a place where you doubt the Truth, for it (He) always wins.

Wow! I am a committed catholic and I was expecting the worst but what I have read so far is far worse than I could have imagined. I am only a third of the way through it and will update later, but the author exposes the shocking moral corruption in the Curia and elsewhere. Powerful homosexual lobbies, homosexual orgies and rampant moral corruption thrive. All this goes on unabated by Francis.
Has this shaken my faith? No, because my faith is in Jesus who is the real head of the Church. No matter what the failings of his representatives in the Church I will stay because He stays.
The real problem in the Church is that so many Catholics including laity, clergy , bishops is that they have not encountered the living Christ and do not have a personal relationship with Him. It would be impossible for a homosexual lobby to exiist in the church if all had a deep personal relationship with Christ.
I think that Christ will purify his Church....at the time of writing, Archbishop Viganò has just called on the pope to resign. I am hoping and praying that this will be the beginning of the unraveling of the corruption....starting at the top.

Update September 3, 2018
Double Wow!! Finished the book last night. It is much much worse than I could have imagined.
Francis has changed the rules for the Synod debate whereby the Bishops ability to debate is severely limited.
He has stacked the synod with his own cronies.
He has left paragraphs in the final synod report that the Bishops rejected.
He has closed down flourishing orders and seminaries because they are too conservative.
One order of nuns was chastised because they “pray too much and fast too much”. Can you believe that?
He is vengeful...any critics are punished severely.
He has temper tantrums and outbursts of rage...if you don’t believe me, just google....Pope Francis loses his cool.
He has deliberately planted confusion in the minds of Catholics by making seemingly heretical claims.
He refuses to answer questions on doctrine (dubia) that the cardinals have presented to him. The latest is that he has refused to confirm or deny the accusation by Archbishop Viganò that the notorious sexual abuser of seminarians, McCarrick was sentenced by Pope Benedict to a life of prayer and penance but this was reversed by Francis.
I was dubious about this pope right from the beginning but this behavior and the prophecy by StFrancis on his deathbed rings true. The following is the essence of St Francis prophecy.....

“Act bravely, my brethren; take courage and trust in the Lord.  The time is fast approaching in which there will be great trials and afflictions; perplexities and dissensions, both spiritual and temporal, will abound; the charity of many will grow cold, and the malice of the wicked will increase. The devils will have unusual power; the immaculate purity of our Order, and of others, will be so much obscured that there will be very few Christians who obey the true Supreme Pontiff and the Roman Church with loyal hearts and perfect charity.
At the time of this tribulation a man, not canonically elected, will be raised to the Pontificate, who, by his cunning, will endeavour to draw many into error and death. Then scandals will be multiplied, our Order will be divided, and many others will be entirely destroyed, because they will consent to error instead of opposing it.
Some preachers will keep silent about the truth, and others will trample it under foot and deny it. Sanctity of life will be held in derision even by those who outwardly profess it, for in those days Our Lord Jesus Christ will send them, not a true Pastor, but a destroyer.”

It makes sense to me now....I always understood that the Holy Spirit guided the choice of the cardinals in electing a new pope. How could the Holy Spirit choose this guy? The phrase in the prophecy that struck me was “not canonically elected”. The cardinals are not allowed , under pain of excommunication, to lobby and push as partisan groups for a particular candidate. There was widespread lobbying by the St Gallen group before and during the conclave. This really means that Francis’s election was invalid and the cardinals that lobbied for him should be excommunicated. Francis was not canonically elected!!
Faithful Catholics should beware of the times ahead as this destroyer “pope” will continue his assault on the teachings of the Catholic Church. You should buy up copies of the Catechism of the Catholic Church before this pope bans them.

Update 7 September 2018
I have just read that NY attorney general Barbara Underwood has subpoenaed all eight dioceses in New York State. This will be bigger than Pennsylvania and I am sure it will lead to other states following. The lies and cover ups and abuse will be brought out into the light.
Praise God!

It is unfortunate that such a book needs to be written. I commend the author for the courage, discipline and attention to detail in such critical and sensitive matters. The book is well documented with clearly measured and superb journalistic work. Sadly, if a fraction of the references, quotations and insights presented are true, then we have a catastrophic reality on our hands within the Catholic Church. Yet with all the references from input from outside reliable sources and insider whistleblowers, it seems that the vast majority of what is presented is incontrovertible. There is so much here that compels anyone serious about the Catholic faith to sift through, process and deliberate upon, that will inevitably lead to further investigation. In particular, significant attention must be made with reference to the St. Gallen "mafia", into whether the papal election itself was valid from a canonical perspective. There is too much evidence of lobbying for Bergoglio, with apparent knowledge and consent, at this point for this issue to go unchecked. Particularly disturbing is the fifth scrutiny, a fact which alone may invalidate the election of Bergoglio. I have thirty years of global management experience in very complex and high pressure institutions, and I have personally witnessed every major type of management behavior. This Pope speaks of collegiality, dialogue and mercy, but his actions belie these sentiments. The dismissal of the entire membership of the JP II Academy which took an oath on the dignity of life, and subsequent installment of Paglia, alone suffices for a massive inquiry into the true aspirations of this pontificate.