{"product_id":"the-two-popes","title":"THE TWO POPES","description":"From the prize-winning screenwriter of The Theory of Everything and Darkest Hour, The Two Popes is a fascinating, revealing and gripping tale of two very different men whose destinies converge with each other - they both live in the Vatican - and the wider world.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e On 28 February 2013, a 600-year-old tradition was shattered: the conservative Pope Benedict XVI made a startling announcement. He would resign. Reeling from the news, the College of Cardinals rushed to Rome to congregate in the Sistine Chapel to pick his successor. Their unlikely choice? Francis, the first non-European pope in 1,200 years, a one time tango club bouncer, a passionate football fan and a man with the common touch.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e How did these two men become two of the most powerful people on Earth?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e What's it like to be the Pope?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e What does the future hold for the Catholic Church and its 1 billion followers?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The Two Popes is a dual biography that masterfully combines these two popes' lives into one gripping narrative. From Benedict and Francis' experiences of war in their homelands - when they were still Joseph and Jorge - and the sexual abuse scandal that continues to rock the Church to its foundations, to the intrigue and the occasional comedy of life in the Vatican, The Pope glitters with the darker and the lighter details of life inside one of the world's most opaque but significant institutions.","brand":"Readers Paradise Book Shop Wexford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41766361890987,"sku":"","price":3.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0538\/7105\/0923\/products\/13_207a756c-c795-4ce2-b1b4-0cd88b7db322.jpg?v=1652183327","url":"https:\/\/readersparadise.pro\/products\/the-two-popes","provider":"ReadersParadise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}