
by Antonio Socci · Editorial Ivat SL · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788417407520

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«El secreto de Benedicto XVI: por qué sigue siendo papa» is Antonio Socci's essay, published by Editorial Ivat SL in paperback (198 pages, in Spanish).
Antonio Socci reconstructs why Benedict XVI, now pope emeritus, remains pope and analyses what that situation meant for Joseph Ratzinger and the Catholic Church. Socci examines the possible causes and consequences of the resignation, reflects on the meaning of the papacy and the role of the Vatican, and addresses the ecclesial context of Pope Francis.
First edition published in 2019 in Spain, translated from Italian by Pablo Boccanera and Isabel Matarazzo.
For readers interested in the papacy, the Catholic Church and the Vatican, especially in the figures of Benedict XVI and Francis.

Antonio Socci is an Italian media personality, journalist, and writer. He began his career in the 1980s writing for several Italian publications, working for the RAI, Italy's public television, in the early 2000s. His main interests include the Catholic Church, about which he wrote several books.
