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6. Peter Entell, director, Shake the Devil Off, Show and Tell Films, 2007. The documentary provides a poignant treatment of the protest Mass and the struggles at St. Augustine.

7. Peter Finney Jr., “Financial Recovery Continuing for Archdiocese,” Clarion Herald, September 4, 2010.

8. Bruce Nolan, “Catholic Church Quantifies Katrina Damage,” Times-Picayune, July 26, 2008.

9. Jason Berry, “Mass Protests,” Gambit Weekly, November 4, 2008.

10. Andrew Walsh, “Losing Patience with the Vatican,” Religion in the News 13, no. 1 (Summer 2010).

11. Jason Berry, “What Benedict Must Do,” PoliticsDaily.com, March 30, 2010.

12. Associated Press, “Pope Celebrates Easter Mass, Hailed by Cardinal,” April 5, 2010.

13. Paddy Agnew, “Vatican Hits Back Against Criticism of Child Sex Abuse,” Irish Times, April 8, 2010.

14. David Gibson, “A ‘Failed Papacy’? How Benedict XVI Got into This Mess,” PoliticsDaily.com, April 18, 2010.

15. John L. Allen Jr., “Vatican Statement on Maciel, Legionaries,” NCR Today, May 1, 2010. Allen’s blog included a full translation of the “Communiqué of the Holy See,” released in Italian that day.

16. Jason Berry, “Maciel’s Son to Sue Legion,” National Catholic Reporter, June 20, 2010.

17. Ibid.

18. U.S. District Court of Oregon, case no. CV 02 430 MO, John Doe v. Holy See, April 3, 2002.

19. Plaintiff’s Memorandum in Support of Jurisdictional Discovery, John Doe v. Holy See, September 8, 2010.

20. John Doe v. Holy See, 557 F.3d 1066 (9th Civ. 2009) cert. denied, 130 S. Ct. 3497 (2010).

21. Borré provided his exchange of letters (translated from the Italian) with Archbishop Sambi that reference key points of their discussion to buttress his account of their dialogue.

22. Lisa Wangsness, “Archdiocese Regaining Its Financial Footing,” Boston Globe, June 11, 2010.

23. James P. McDonough, “Chancellor’s Annual Overview,” Archdiocese of Boston Financial Report for the Year Ending June 30, 2009, p. 7.

24. Archdiocese of Boston, “St. Francis of Assisi School to Consolidate with Cheverus School and St. Joseph School,” BostonCatholic.org, May 20, 2010.

25. Katherine Q. Seelye, “For Priest, Intersection of Faith and Doubt,” New York Times, May 16, 2010.

26. Robert Bowers, e-mail to the author.

27. Stephanie Barry, “Historical District Under Our Lady of Hope Church in Springfield Wins Backing of Federal Judge,” Springfield Republican, January 6, 2011.

28. Christopher Lamb, “North-East Faces Steep Fall in Numbers of Priests,” The Tablet, January 22, 2011.

29. Michael Rubinkam, “Catholics Win Rare Victories on U.S. Church Closures,” Associated Press, March 6, 2011.


EPILOGUE: BENEDICT XVI: POPE OF IRONIES

1. Jason Berry, “Is the Church Really This Blind?” Los Angeles Times, November 11, 2007.

2. The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, Summary of Key Findings, The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, February 25, 2008.

3. Patrick Schiltz, “The Future of Sexual Abuse Litigation,” America, July 7, 2003.

4. Jason Berry, “Gambling with History: Benedict and the Legion of Christ,” National Catholic Reporter, December 29, 2010.

5. Wilton Wynn, Keeper of the Keys: John XXIII, Paul VI, and John Paul II—Three Who Changed the Church (New York, 1988), p. 161.

6. Alessandro Speciale, “Unmasking the Vatican’s Bank,” GlobalPost, January 25, 2011.

7. Guy Dinmore, “Sicily Probe Adds to Vatican Bank Pressure,” Financial Times, November 3, 2010.

8. Russell Chandler, “Focus of Controversy: Ratzinger: Point Man for the Vatican,” Los Angeles Times, November 7, 1986.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My literary agent, Steve Hanselman of Level Five Media, was the catalyst for this book. I was finishing a documentary when Steve suggested an investigation of church finances; he arranged a meeting with Trace Murphy, editorial director of Doubleday Religion, who had alerted Steve to his deepening interest in the subject. To these good men, my lasting thanks.

I extend my gratitude to Maureen Clark, who did a superb job as copy editor.

The reporting on Father Maciel and the Legion of Christ sent me to Mexico City many times before the

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