Shroud of Secrecy: The Story of Corruption Within the Vatican

This book, an effort of what the French edition (Le Vatican mis au nu) identified alternatively as the Groupe Les Millenaires, of Luigi Marinelli is quite fascinating. If ever you have wondered about all those power ploys of Romish Catholic church politicking in the highest of high places (the Vatican, of course), Babylonish sexual doings of the Vatican pink (gay) mafia, and so forth, here is the book for you, translated,... Read Full Review

This book effectively discloses the lack of integrity in the Church.. Well writen and presented. Yet, it leaves one with the feeling that one has only exposed the tip of the iceberg. For other books that expose Vatican lies on a much broader scale try "Murder in the Vatican" by Lucien Gregoire and "In God's Name" by David Yallop.

This is a great book. It blows the cover on the hypocrites in the Vatican. The latest example of the lies and hypocrisy of the Vatican can be found with this week's tsunami. The official newspaper of the Vatican had a spurious and misleading report that falsely claimed the Israeli government had denied emergency relief for tsunami victims in Sri Lanka. The official Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano singled out... Read Full Review

I read the "Shroud of Secrecy" in March of 200l. When I attempted to contact Monsignor Marinelli, I was told by the publisher that the monsignor had apparently suddenly died several months ago. This what commonly happens to any one who dares to "Blow the Whistle". This was the risk Monsignor Millenari expected and knew he was taking when "The Shroud of Secrecy" was published under his name. Eleven of the prelates were anonymous... Read Full Review