Cover; Contents; Note from the author and the publishers; Prologue; PART I FRANCIS; 1 Domus Sanctae Marthae; 2 Gender theory; 3 Who am I to judge?; 4 Buenos Aires; 5 The Synod; 6 Roma Termini; PART II PAUL; 7 The Maritain code; 8 Loving friendship; PART III JOHN PAUL; 9 The sacred college; 10 The Legion of Christ; 11 The ring of lust; 12 The Swiss Guard; 13 The crusade against gays; 14 The pope's diplomacy; 15 Strange household; 16 Rouco; 17 CEI; 18 Seminarians; PART IV BENEDICT; 19 Passivo e bianco; 20 The vice-pope; 21 Dissidents; 22 VatiLeaks; 23 The abdication; Epilogue; Acknowledgements