This cartoon was published in The Tablet, the UK's leading Catholic weekly, in the 90s to accompany an article of mine on the new Catholic Movements. 25 years later it is more valid than ever.
Published 25 years ago, The Pope's Armada (Bantam, 1995) was the first investigative report on powerful cult-like movements in the Catholic Church which were strongly supported by Popes John Paul II aPublished 25 years ago, The Pope's Armada (Bantam, 1995) was the first investigative report on powerful cult-like movements in the Catholic Church which were strongly supported by Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Unleashing a storm of controversy, it was even on Dan Brown's reading list for The Da Vinci Code. But over 25 years the book's charges have been confirmed by former members, academics, human rights groups, anti-cult organisations - and recently the Vatican....more