![]() Some of de Rosa's humor is predictable, particularly the new pope's position on birth control and celibacy in the priesthood: ""From now on, priests will be allowed to marry if they so wish and remain in the ministry."" He does add several intriguing spins to Pope Patrick's tenets on sex and on the new balance of ecclesiastical power. ![]() Recovering from his head injury, however, he starts issuing shockingly unexpected edicts. Indeed, the cardinals charged with electing a successor to Pope John Paul II select Brian as the first Irish pope, ""Pope Pat,"" because he seems a solid, harmless choice. Prior to this accident, Brian was an undistinguished prelate whose chief distinction was his devotion to his Labrador, Charley. ![]() ![]() Former Irish Catholic priest de Rosa (Bless Me Father) wrings gentle humor out of an easy target in this tale by contriving to have Brian Cardinal O'Flynn conked on the head by a pillar while being anointed pope. In 2009, a mild-mannered Irish cardinal is elected pope as a compromise candidate-and turns the Church and the world upside-down. ![]()
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