TY  - BOOK
AU  - Weigel,George
TI  - God's choice: Pope Benedict XVI and the future of the Catholic Church 
SN  - 0066213312
AV  - BX 1378.6 W45.2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New York
PB  - HarperCollins Publishers
KW  - Benedicto
KW  - Catholic Church
KW  - Iglesia Católica
N1  - Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice; Prologue -- The death of a priest -- The church that John Paul II left behind -- The tears of Rome -- God's choice : the conclave of 2005 -- The making of a new Benedict -- Into the future; Abierta a los investigadores bajo las restricciones de la biblioteca
N2  - When John Paul II lapsed into illness for the last time, people flocked from all over the world to pray. He had become a father figure to millions, who now felt orphaned. After more than 26 years of his guidance, the Catholic Church is entering a new age, with its bedrock traditions intact but with pressing questions to address in a rapidly changing world. Beginning with the story of John Paul's final months, this book offers an inside account of the conclave that produced Benedict XVI. Vatican correspondent Weigel also surveys the current state of the Church around the world: its thriving populations in Africa, Latin America, and parts of the post-communist world; its collapse in western Europe; its continued struggles in Asia; and the vibrancy of Catholic life in the United States, even as the Church in America struggles to overcome its recent experience of scandal.--De la descripción del editor
ER  -