{"product_id":"white-smoke-a-novel-of-papal-election-9780765375506","title":"White Smoke: A Novel of Papal Election","description":"\u003cp\u003ehe cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church have gathered in Rome for the papal election following the death of the incumbent pope. Torn by internal conflict and with many of its members alienated, the Church faces one of the most serious crises in its history. A coalition of cardinals favors a more moderate and pluralistic style of papal governance, but must contend with shadowy Vatican forces that oppose change and loss of their own power. These forces are determined to destory the coalition's candidate, a gentle and brilliant Spanish scholar. The leader of the coalition is Chicago's wily Sean Cardinal Cronin, aided by his patently indispensable sidekick, Bishop John Blackwood Blackie Ryan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lone assassin stalks the Vatican, his crazed mission: to destroy the next pope as soon as the traditional white smoke issues from the cardinals' meeting room--the Sistine Chapel--followed by the ancient words \u003ci\u003eHabemus papam\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan politics--Chicago style--turn the Catholic Church around? What will happen when the next pope must be chosen? Only Andrew M. Greeley, priest, bestselling novelist, and respected sociologist could have written this blockbuster tale of the forces actually ripping the Church apart, and of the next papal election, when the fate of the entire Catholic Church itself may well hang in the balance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew M. Greeley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Forge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765375506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePriest, sociologist, author, and journalist, \u003cb\u003eFather Andrew M. Greeley\u003c\/b\u003e (1928-2013) was the author of over 50 bestselling novels and more than 100 works of nonfiction. His novels include the Bishop Blackie Ryan series, including \u003ci\u003eThe Archbishop in Andalusia\u003c\/i\u003e; the Nuala Anne McGrail series, including \u003ci\u003eIrish Tweed\u003c\/i\u003e; the O'Malley Family Saga, including \u003ci\u003eA Midwinter's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e; and standalones such as \u003ci\u003eHome for Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Cardinal Sins\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA leading spokesperson for generations of Catholics, Father Greeley unflinchingly urged his beloved Church to become more responsive to believers' evolving concerns. He chronicled his service to the Church in two autobiographies, \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Parish Priest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFurthermore!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40389475696755,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":36.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8b768f6b-0e1e-4d8f-9717-97af3da187ef.jpg?v=1661608166","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/white-smoke-a-novel-of-papal-election-9780765375506","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}