Heirs of the Fisherman Behind the Scenes of Papal Death and Succession

by Pham, John-Peter

• ISBN13: 9780195178340
• ISBN10: 0195178343
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-11-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

A former Vatican insider offers a wealth of valuable information on the striking changes to papal succession procedures made by Pope John Paul II.

Author Biography

John-Peter Pham is a frequent writer and commentator on religious and public affairs. An alumnus of the post-graduate Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, he served as a Vatican diplomat as well as an aide to both the Vicar General of His Holiness for the Vatican and the President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Dr. Pham recently joined the faculty of the Center for Liberal and Applied Social Sciences at James Madison University.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction John Paul II Crosses a Threshold	1	(1)
The Achievements of a Pontificate	2	(3)
A Pope's Legacy	5	(3)
The Next Pope and the World	8	(2)
The Pope is Dead!	10	(30)
Is the Pope Dead?	11	(7)
What Do Popes Die Of?	18	(15)
The Rituals of Death	33	(3)
Nine Days of Mourning	36	(1)
Rest in Peace?	36	(4)
Before There Were Conclaves	40	(22)
Divine Designation	40	(2)
Testamentary Disposition	42	(3)
Popular Election	45	(2)
Imperial Interventions	47	(4)
A Brief Respite	51	(1)
The Papacy in the Hands of One Family	52	(3)
The ``Ottonian Privilege''	55	(1)
Hereditary Popes	56	(1)
The Gregorian Reform	57	(5)
The Cardinals Under Lock and Key	62	(35)
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church	63	(7)
Cardinals and Conclaves in History	70	(7)
Political Interference	77	(2)
Preparations for the Conclave	79	(5)
The Conclave	84	(13)
The Conclaves of the Twentieth Century	97	(38)
The Emperor's Veto and the Saint Elected Pope (1903)	98	(5)
The ``Stone Rejected'' (1914)	103	(3)
An Electoral Compromise (1922)	106	(4)
The Inevitable Choice (1939)	110	(5)
The Surprise Choice (1958)	115	(5)
The Demands of the Council (1963)	120	(4)
Looking for ``God's Candidate'' (1978)	124	(5)
Another Conclave (1978)	129	(3)
The Lessons of History	132	(3)
Thou Art Peter!	135	(7)
First Ceremonies	135	(3)
From Coronation to Inauguration	138	(2)
Peter's Heir	140	(2)
The Next Conclave: Looking Beyond John Paul II	142	(33)
Electors and ``Grand Electors''	142	(6)
The Influence of John Paul II on the Electoral System	148	(1)
In the Shadow of John Paul II	149	(2)
Papabili	151	(5)
The Issues	156	(19)
Appendix 1 The Succession of Popes	175	(14)
Appendix 2 The Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici Gregis on the Vacancy of the Apostolic See and the Election of the Roman Pontiff	189	(26)
Appendix 3 Cardinals Presently Eligible to Vote in a Conclave	215	(16)
Appendix 4 Biographical Notes on Select Personalities, Historical and Present, Appearing in the Narrative	231	(60)
Appendix 5 A Glossary of Select Terms	291	(20)
Appendix 6 Last Will and Testament of Blessed Pope John XXIII	311	(4)
Appendix 7 Last Will and Testament of Pope Paul VI	315	(4)
Notes	319	(32)
Select Bibliography	351	(7)
Index	358