The St. Gallen Mafia: Exposing the Secret Reformist Group Within the Church

In the mid-1990s, a clandestine group of high-ranking churchmen began gathering in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Opposed to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the circle plotted a revolution in stealth.

By 2015, their secret ached to be told. Before an audience, Cardinal Godfried Danneels joked of being a part of a "mafia." But as explosive as Danneels's confession was, a thick cloud of mystery still enshrouds the St. Gallen mafia.

In this compelling book, Julia Meloni pieces together the eerie trail of confessional evidence about the St. Gallen group. Copiously researched and grippingly narrated, The St. Gallen Mafia sheds light on the following:

• The mysteries of the 2005 conclave, where mafia members grew divided over a plan to back Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope.
• The war against Benedict XVI by the mafia's Cardinal Achille Silvestrini - and the mysterious "confessions" believed to be linked to him.
• The enigmatic, complicated relationship between the mafia's Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini and Benedict XVI.
• The mafia writings that presaged a new Francis - and the 2013 conclave that elected him.
• Martini's enduring role as an "ante-pope" - a "precursor" for Pope Francis.

ISBN-13: 9781505122879

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: TAN Books

Publication Date: 10-26-2021

Pages: 168

Product Dimensions: 5.60(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)

Julia Meloni holds degrees from Yale and Harvard. She has published Catholic commentary for LifeSiteNews, Crisis Magazine, and OnePeterFive.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xiii

I War

1 The Next Pope 3

2 Silvestrini 17

3 Martini 27

4 Kasper 39

5 Danneels 49

6 The Ante-Pope 57

7 Fire 67

8 No Country for Old Men 77

II Time

9 Dark Horse 93

10 The Ghost of Cardinal Martini 107

11 God of Surprises 117

12 Man Behind the Curtain 127

13 Chekhov's Gun 137

14 Things Fall Apart 149

15 Patience 161

16 Time 173

Bibliography 181

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