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In the mid-1990s, a clandestine group of high-ranking churchmen began gathering in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Opposed to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the circle plotted a revolution in stealth.&#160;<br><br> By 2015, their secret ached to be told. Before an audience, Cardinal Godfried Danneels joked of being a part of a &#34;mafia.&#34; But as explosive as Danneels&#39;s confession was, a thick cloud of mystery still enshrouds the St. Gallen mafia.&#160;<br><br> In this compelling book, Julia Meloni pieces together the eerie trail of confessional evidence about the St. Gallen group. Copiously researched and grippingly narrated, <i>The St. Gallen Mafia</i> sheds light on the following: <ul><li>The mysteries of the 2005 conclave, where mafia members grew divided over a plan to back Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope.&#160;</li><li>The war against Benedict XVI by the mafia&#39;s Cardinal Achille Silvestrini - and the mysterious &#34;confessions&#34; believed to be linked to him.&#160;</li><li>The enigmatic, complicated relationship between the mafia&#39;s Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini and Benedict XVI.&#160;</li><li>The mafia writings that presaged a new Francis - and the 2013 conclave that elected him.&#160;</li><li>Martini&#39;s enduring role as an &#34;ante-pope&#34; - a &#34;precursor&#34; for Pope Francis.</li></ul>

Julia Meloni holds degrees from Yale and Harvard. She has published Catholic commentary for LifeSiteNews, <i>Crisis Magazine</i>, and OnePeterFive.&#160;&#160;<br> &#160;