With more than 40 years of experience covering the Catholic Church in Rome and the U.S., Robert Blair Kaiser has unique insights into the politics of the Catholic Church. He can discuss that revolutionary parliament of the world’s bishops (Vatican II) in the 1960s, the
26-year reign of Pope John Paul II, and the 2005 conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI.

Cardinal Mahony, Kaiser’s first novel, pushes the envelope. It is both “fiction” and “non-fiction,” set in the reality of the current priest-sex-abuse scandal, and projecting ahead in time to tell the story of a colorful crew working to give Catholics a voice and citizenship in their Church.

Aside from discussing the makings of his first novel, Kaiser can:

• Debate the future of the Catholic Church in America.

• Discuss the historic process of selecting a new Pope.

• Talk about the potential for a people’s church in the U.S.

“Ever since his coverage of Vatican II for Time magazine, Robert Blair Kaiser‘s journalism has illuminated the darkest corners of the Church. Now, his cunning, mischievous first novel cuts behind
the scenes in a different way...” —Eugene Kennedy, priest-psychologist and author.
CREDENTIALS: Robert Blair Kaiser is an award-winning journalist who has spent a large portion of his 40-year career covering the Vatican. His keen insight into the evolution of the Catholic Church is unmatched. Since the fall of 1999, Kaiser has been a contributing editor in Rome for Newsweek magazine. During the conclave of April 2005, he also reported for Newsday and served as a television commentator for FOX, CBS, and NBC, along with television networks from around the world.

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