Essais Et Documents Confession d'un cardinal

Following the election of Pope Benoît XVI, a Catholic cardinal requests the aid of a French journalist to write his memoirs. The two men engage in an intelligent and straightforward dialog: A Cardinal's Confession. The cardinal was a close friend of Pope John-Paul II and, under his pontificate, rose to the head of one of the most important ministries of the Vatican State. And yet, after much soul-searching regarding the legitimacy and significance of his position, he resigned in order to dedicate himself to the abandoned children of South East Asia.. With a compelling mix of anecdotes, revelations and both historical and sociological insights, the cardinal provides us with his analysis of the crisis affecting Christianity, and draws up a striking description of the Church and the disquieting internal debates at its centre. This surprisingly relevant, open and fervent "confession" bears witness to the growing gap between the two separate visions which coexist within the Church: one seeks to restore tradition, the other prepares a modernization yet to be defined. Olivier Le Gendre lives in Paris. He is the author of numerous books on religion (Editions Anne Sigier and Desclée de Bower) that have all sold between 5000 and 15000 copies. He is an active member of the Christian community and widely knowledgeable of its past and contemporary history.