Item #180711 Passing the Keys: Modern Cardinals, Conclaves, and the Election of the Next Pope. Francis A. Burkle-Young.
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Passing the Keys: Modern Cardinals, Conclaves, and the Election of the Next Pope

Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Publisher: Madison Books, September 2001.
ISBN: 1568332327
Pope John Paul II's successor is already the subject of informal negotiations among the College of Cardinals. In Passing the Keys, Burkle-Young illustrates how the process of electing modern popes operates, providing in-depth case histories of the elections of the popes from Leo XIII in 1878 to John Paul II in 1978. Burkle-Young explores the most pressing theological issues-including the current state of the priesthood and the debates waged over contraception and women as priests and bishops-that now guide the College and influence the future of the Vatican. 8vo. 522 pages. light rubbing to wraps with previous seller price sticker to front.

Item #180711

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