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ILLUMINATION BOOK AWARD Gold, Catholic StudiesAssociation of Catholic Publishers Excellence Award 3rd Place, General InterestThe selection of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires in the papal election of 2013 made history in several ways: he was the first Latin American, the first Jesuit, and the first pope to choose the name Francis. But these “firsts” were only the beginning of a consequential papacy of historic proportions. Entering the conclave of 2013, Cardinal Bergoglio appeared on few lists of likely candidates. How then did his election come about?Written by a top Vatican journalist, this book is an inside, day-by-day account of the process that began with Pope Benedict XVI’s surprising decision to retire and continued up to Pope Francis’s election and installation. Gerard O’Connell and his wife—herself a Vatican correspondent from Argentina—had befriended Bergoglio years before and were among the very few journalists who predicted his election. Now, relying on extensive inside sources, he reveals the basis for that confidence and shares with us what actually happened inside the secret conclave.

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Inside the Conclave that Changed History

From the surprise resignation of Pope Benedict XVI through the installation of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis this is a story only a seasoned Vatican correspondent could tell. The Election of Pope Francis includes intriguing background and exclusive insights into

What actually happens when a conclave occurs a mere five years after the previous one, with a still-living Pope.
Details and history of the procedures both prior to, during, and after the conclave
Deft portraits of Vatican officials, Cardinals and delegations from around the world
The 'lobbying' around certain electors, particularly those from North America
Actual vote counts for each round of the secret ballots
How the church and the world greeted the first Pope from the Americas

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Gerard O’Connell is an associate editor and Vatican correspondent for America magazine. He has covered the Vatican since 1985, reporting for a number of English-speaking news outlets, including The Tablet (UK), Our Sunday Visitor, The National Catholic Reporter, and Inside the Vatican. He is the author of Do Not Stifle the Spirit: Conversations with Jacques Dupuis (Orbis).

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Orbis Books; First Edition (April 24, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1626983194
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1626983199
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches

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Pope Francis, a revival of pope

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 13, 2023

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I like the book because it tells the journey from a humble pastor at the end of his career to be chosen as a Pope in the time of crisis. It seems that a mysterious hand was guiding the church, very much like the story of Dwight Eisenhower who came out of nowhere and led the allied force to victory in WWII.

Destiny, is always unpredictable and only reveals itself at the last minute!

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Gerry O'Connell is a vaticanista or Vatican journalist who writes for America magazine if I remember
correctly. He is married to Elisabetta Pique, an Argentinian journalist who wrote Life and Revolution.
They have been friends of Pope Francis since he was Cardinal Bergoglio. So he presents himself and
his wife as the closest journalists to the Pope. There is some competition with Austen Ivereigh, who
wrote The Great Reformer. Even Andrea Tornielli, who is one of the closest journalists to the pope
and a friend of O'Connell and Pique, didn't have the scoop that the conclave was turning toward
Bergoglio.

The book is obviously pro-Francis, with no clear political or theological agenda. It clearly supports
his basic populism, informality, and less monarchical approach to liturgies and public events. Ideological
questions are not a big part of this book, and apparently weren't prominent in the conclave. It was about
the relationship between the curia and the bishops around the world. Secretaries of state Cardinal
Angelo Sodano and Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone spent Benedict's papacy as opponents, but got together to
defend the Curia after his resignation.

The basic narrative that we heard is accurate, but is filled in much more detail. The three front-
runners were Cardinals Angelo Scola of Italy, Odilo Scherer of Brazil, and Marc Ouellet of
Quebec City, who is in Rome with the Congregation for Bishops. Scola and Ouellet, like
Christoph Schonborn, are theologians closely tied to Benedict. Scherer, despite being from
South America, became the candidate of the status quo for the Curia. And despite the
concerns about American political power, there were Timothy Dolan of NY and Sean O'
Malley of Boston, as well as Luis Tagle of Manila. Cormac Murphy-O'Connor seems to be a
key source for the author. It was also interesting to hear the reflections of Francis George
of Chicago.

As for Bergoglio, he was the runner-up in 2005, getting support from those who had wanted
Carlo Martini, but was considered too old by 2013. O'Connell reports that his key speech was
given not Friday but Saturday, March 9, 2013, striking themes that by now are familiar.
One important feature of this book is that it provides the vote tallies for each of the votes
in the conclave.

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To read the biographies of the men who have been Pope over the past two thousand years is, among many other factors, to discover diversity. The figures who have sat on the Chair of Peter have most often been men of their times, intending to make the person of the Christ and the Gospels relevant in a given-era. The story of the near-election of this man is 2005, and the factual process of election in 2013 is historically noteworthy, and possibly a testament that the Spirit of Divine Wisdom is actually a dynamic in selection.

To read this book in the mind-set of the American form of political election is almost to miss the point. This is not a version of American democratic elections, but a unique and ancestral tradition which yet impacts the whole world. Candidates emerge in conversation. The one who became Pope Francis was really no one special, but had the qualifications to lead a world-wide movement with wisdom, experience, and a boldness, second to none.

Different readers will decode the text in diverse ways. It may be a tome most especially for those who enjoy papal history, but I think it has wider value. My experience in reading was that not only are facts presented and reviewed, but readers are invited to form questions for themselves about the meaning of the vicar of Christ in a post-modern technological world where the word "TRUTH" seems to have lost its value.

THOMAS PATRICK HULL, Chicago

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Although there is a clear bias by the author, this is a very interesting book. Insider views. unusual perspective and authoritative facets. very clear and eye-opening. Worth your time.

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The Making of the Pope 2013

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Just finished this superb retelling of the resignation of Benedict XVI and the conclave that elected Papa Francesco. A gifted writer, the author uses the diary method for telling his story, a behind-the-scenes look at the selection of a new pope. A combination of old fashioned politicking -- complete with factions, smear campaigns [e.g., Francis is not missing a lung; that's a lie started by the supporter of another candidate!], lobbying the undecided in the hallway of the Domus Santa Marta -- and the subtle influence of the Holy Spirit, who gradually points out her own choice for the top job to the cardinal-electors. I also found the book surprisingly moving as I watched these worldly, ambitious men humbled by the knowledge that the Holy Spirit was working through them, in spite of their many flaws and unworthiness. Biggest surprise: U.S. Cardinals O'Malley (Boston) and Dolan (NY) were both serious candidates, albeit not finalists. Btw, this author and his journalist-wife are both old friends of the pope, so I have no worries about the accuracy of the claims made in the book. Finally, this book is a real page turner, and I'm hoping for, and looking forward to, the next volume by this author: an insider's look at the first six years of this papacy.

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Dingo

Very interesting personal perspective of events that would prove historic

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 29, 2019

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I must admit that I bought this book after seeing a film about Pope Francis which had me wanting to know more about this time in his life. I hadn’t been paying much attention to the Catholic Church for years at the time, so when people said his election was a surprise, I just nodded and said okay. But soon after, like many around the world, I came to like and admire the “rockstar” pope who also seemed to be a genuinely good guy. So this account by a journalist who is also a personal friend was very interesting to me. It has a very human touch, like our current pope.

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