This is the book of a wounded man.
However, it will remain as a rare document on the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI.
Bishop Georg Gänswein, 66, former personal secretary to Cardinal Ratzinger since 1996, then to Benedict XVI until his death on December 31, recounts, assisted by journalist Saverio Gaeta, his
"life alongside Benedict XVI".
, subtitle of the book.
Published this Wednesday in Italy, less than a week after the funeral of the pope emeritus, last Thursday, by the publishing house Piemme, it is titled
Nient'altro che la verita
("Nothing but the truth") .
It is unknown to this day who will publish it in France but
Le Figaro
was able to obtain the manuscript.
The injured man is this German priest, known for his actor's smile and his affability but renowned for his pugnacity as he reveals himself.
Indeed, real pages of history follow one another, which help to revisit little-known springs of the personality of Benedict XVI, and lines dictated by bitterness, where Bishop Gänswein…
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