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Ted Dettweiler
Jul 22, 2009 rated it liked it
Read this after our trip to Rome and Italy in January of 1999. The author has written alot on the Vatican and this book is an insiders look at that institution.

Loved the author's detail about his experience living in Rome along with his wife (and baby?).

I think this is a good candidate to go on my re-read shelf.
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Elizabeth
Feb 24, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: italy, nonfiction
I adored this book. It’s a hilarious run-down of the papacy through the ages. The author was a Vatican correspondent for 15 years.
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Apr 27, 2010 rated it liked it
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Mar 26, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: italy, travel