Posted on 10/21/2024 4:17:29 PM PDT by ebb tide
A new autobiography by Francis entitled "Spera" (hope!) will be published simultaneously in 80 countries on January 14 .
The original plan was alledgely to publish the memoirs after Francis' death. But "the needs of our time" prompted Francis to shape the narrative of his life.
The German publisher Kösel claims that it is the first autobiography of a pope in his lifetime. In fact, Pius XII had already met journalists who wrote his biographies (e.g. Konstantin, Prince of Bavaria). John Paul II published his memoirs under the title “Gift and Mystery”.
Francis is now publishing his THIRD autobiography in two years.
In March 2024, he published "Life - My Story in History" with the journalist Fabio Marchese Ragona.
In April 2024, Francis published "The Successor" with the journalist Javier Martinez Brocal.
Ping
A better title: “I, Franciscus: Autobiography of the World’s Most Humble Man.”
The Obama of popes.
Barry with his two "autobiographies" published before he had ever accomplished anything, the dust cover of one claiming he was born in Kenya.
Pappy likes to go to the book signings.
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