The Papal Scroll: Sometimes evil hides in plain sight

By: Michael Briggs

Pope Michael VII is dead and Cardinals from across the world are called to attend the Conclave, an ancient ceremony where this group of holy men are cut off from the world, eating, sleeping, praying and voting in a locked room until a new Pope Elect is chosen.

In 1268 the Conclave lasted three years, reflecting the magnitude of finding a new Vatican sovereign, the head of the Church and a new spiritual leader of the Catholic faith.

For American, Cardinal Allan Powell, there is even more at stake when from his death bed Pope Michael VII revealed that Cardinal Rossi, his most likely successor, is not who he claims to be, and to save his faith, Allan must do whatever it takes to become Pope.

Facing insurmountable odds, this young, lowly ranked Cardinal must stray well beyond the bounds of right and wrong to win the vote by cajoling and bribing, all the while wondering if Pope Michael VII was right, or if, during Rossi's thirty years in the Church, he had truly found redemption.

As the confines of the Conclave starts to fray the temperament of the clergymen, their true natures are revealed, and the battle for the future of the Church begins - it is a war Cardinal Allan Powell cannot afford to lose, but it is going to take a miracle, and from what Allan's seen, God is all out of miracles.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D4LCCT4N
• ISBN13: 9798325979361
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 636 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.4" x 6.0"