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| Author | H. J. A. Sire (as "Marcantonio Colonna") |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il Papa Dittatore |
| Language | English, Italian |
| Subject | Pope Francis |
| Published | November 2017 |
| Publisher | Amazon Kindle (1st ed.) Regnery Publishing (revised English ed.) |
| Publication place | Italy |
Published in English | December 2017 (1st ed.) April 23, 2018 (revised English ed.) |
| Pages | 232 (hardcover) |
The Dictator Pope: The Inside Story of the Francis Papacy (Italian: Il papa dittatore) is an unauthorized biography of Pope Francis authored by the Anglo–French historian H. J. A. Sire[1] under the pseudonym "Marcantonio Colonna" (the name of a Catholic admiral who fought at the Battle of Lepanto). Published initially in Italian, and later in English, the book takes a highly critical view of Pope Francis and his papacy over the Catholic Church. The book contends to be "the inside story of the most tyrannical and unprincipled papacy of modern times," arguing that Pope Francis, while presenting himself as humble, rules over the Church through fear and has allied to some of the most corrupt elements in the Vatican. On its 2017 release, the book reached 4th place on Amazon Kindle's Religion and Spirituality bestseller list.[2]
A revised and updated English edition of The Dictator Pope was released both in hardcover and e-book formats by Regnery Publishing on April 23, 2018. An audiobook edition produced by Blackstone Audio was also released the same day.
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