Sequel to "Witness to Hope". Includes bibliographical references (p. [553]-560) and index.
Contents:
Opening gambits -- Defensor civitatis -- Confrontation -- Victory -- The great jubilee of 2000 : up to Jerusalem -- The great jubilee of 2000 : into the deep -- The turbulence of history : 2001-2002 -- Darkening valley : 2003-2004 -- The last encyclical : January-April 2005 -- From inside -- The measure of a pontificate.
Summary:
"Weigel, using once ...secret Soviet-era files chronicles John Paul's struggle against communism. He then recounts the tumultuous last years of John Paul's life as he dealt with a crippling illness, the new world disorder, and revelations about corruption within the Catholic Church. Concludes with an assessment of a man who lived his life...in service to the Christian ideals he embraced."--Jacket.
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