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Windswept House: A Vatican Novel Paperback – July 13, 1998

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The Cold War has ended. With a scope and daring not possible until now, an unlikely international alliance of top-level political, financial, and religious interests sees the way clear at last to its ultimate goal: the establishment of a single global society. Utopia.

These are men with nothing in common but immense power and a towering ambition for still more. With world unity and prosperity as their slogan--and with betrayal, scandal, and murder as their ready weapons--they have the means and the will to capture as their own the perfect global machinery for their plans: the oldest, wiliest, and most stable political chancery in the world--the Vatican.

At the vortex of this lethal struggle stands the embattled Pope, a geopolitical genius whose elimination is the short-term solution to a long-term goal, and two American brothers, Paul and Christian Gladstone, one a lawyer and the other a priest, who appear to be the perfect pawns. One falls prey to the sharp teeth of greed for power. The other will become one of the Slavic Pontiff's closest allies...and will discover the darkest secrets at the very heart of papal Rome.

From America to Europe to Russia, in broad landscapes and clandestine corridors, a rich and varied cast--presidents and politicos, simple saints and savvy sinners, popes and pope-makers--clash with one another amid dramatic and sometimes bloody events that will affect the destiny of every person alive today.

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"He fetches Christianity onto the stage of history. Martin enjoys indulging his considerable skills, much to the pleasure of the reader."
--The New York Times

"...a meditation on the troubled state of today's Catholic Church... [Martin's] knowledge of Vatican politics is extraordinary." --Kirkus Reviews

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The Cold War has ended. With a scope and daring not possible until now, an unlikely international alliance of top-level political, financial, and religious interests sees the way clear at last to its ultimate goal: the establishment of a single global society. Utopia.

These are men with nothing in common but immense power and a towering ambition for still more. With world unity and prosperity as their slogan--and with betrayal, scandal, and murder as their ready weapons--they have the means and the will to capture as their own the perfect global machinery for their plans: the oldest, wiliest, and most stable political chancery in the world--the Vatican.

At the vortex of this lethal struggle stands the embattled Pope, a geopolitical genius whose elimination is the short-term solution to a long-term goal, and two American brothers, Paul and Christian Gladstone, one a lawyer and the other a priest, who appear to be the perfect pawns. One falls prey to the sharp teeth of greed for power. The other will become one of the Slavic Pontiff's closest allies...and will discover the darkest secrets at the very heart of papal Rome.

From America to Europe to Russia, in broad landscapes and clandestine corridors, a rich and varied cast--presidents and politicos, simple saints and savvy sinners, popes and pope-makers--clash with one another amid dramatic and sometimes bloody events that will affect the destiny of every person alive today.

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The Cold War has ended. With a scope and daring not possible until now, an unlikely international alliance of top-level political, financial, and religious interests sees the way clear at last to its ultimate goal: the establishment of a single global society. Utopia.
These are men with nothing in common but immense power and a towering ambition for still more. With world unity and prosperity as their slogan--and with betrayal, scandal, and murder as their ready weapons--they have the means and the will to capture as their own the perfect global machinery for their plans: the oldest, wiliest, and most stable political chancery in the world--the Vatican.
At the vortex of this lethal struggle stands the embattled Pope, a geopolitical genius whose elimination is the short-term solution to a long-term goal, and two American brothers, Paul and Christian Gladstone, one a lawyer and the other a priest, who appear to be the perfect pawns. One falls prey to the sharp teeth of greed for power. The other will become one of the Slavic Pontiff's closest allies...and will discover the darkest secrets at the very heart of papal Rome.
From America to Europe to Russia, in broad landscapes and clandestine corridors, a rich and varied cast--presidents and politicos, simple saints and savvy sinners, popes and pope-makers--clash with one another amid dramatic and sometimes bloody events that will affect the destiny of every person alive today.

About the Author

Malachi Martin (1921-1999) was an Irish Catholic priest who also wrote many books on the Catholic Church including The Decline and Fall of the Roman Church, Hostage to the Devil: The Possession and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans, and Keys of This Blood: Pope John Paul II Versus Russia and the West for Control of the New World Order.

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History as Prologue: End Signs

1957

Diplomats schooled in harsh times and in the toughest ways of finance, trade and international rivalry are not much given to omens.  Still, today's enterprise brimmed with such promise that the six Foreign Ministers who gathered in Rome on March 25, 1957, felt that everything surrounding them--the rock-solid centrality of Europe's premier city, the cleansing winds, the open skies, the benign smile of the day's climate--was fortune's very cloak of blessing drawn about them as they laid the foundation stone for a new edifice of nations.

As partners in the creation of a new Europe that would sweep away the squabbling nationalism that had so often split this ancient delta, these six men and their governments were one in their faith that they were about to open their lands to a wider economic horizon and a taller political sky than had ever been contemplated.  They were about to sign the treaties of Rome.  They were about to create the European Economic Community.

In recent memory, nothing but death and destruction had been spawned in their capitals.  Only the year before, the Soviets had underscored their expansionist determination in the blood of Hungary's attempted uprising; any day Soviet armor could roll across Europe.  No one expected the U.S.A.  and its Marshall Plan to carry forever the burdens of building the new Europe.  Nor did any European government wish to be clamped between the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. in a rivalry that could only deepen in the decades ahead.

As if already accustomed to acting as one in the face of such reality, all six ministers signed on as founders of the EEC.  The three representatives of the Benelux nations, because Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg were the very crucible in which the idea of a new Europe had been tried and found true.  Or at least true enough.  The minister representing France, because his country would be the beating heart of the new Europe, as it had always been of the old Europe.  Italy, because his country was the living soul of Europe.  West Germany, because the world would never shunt his country aside again.

So the European Community was born.  There were toasts to the geopolitical visionaries who had made this day possible.  To Robert Schuman and Jean Monnet of France; to Konrad Adenauer of West Germany; to Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium. And there were congratulations all around.  It wouldn't be long before Denmark, Ireland and England would see the wisdom of the new venture.  And, while they might require some patient help, Greece, Portugal and Spain would join as well. Of course, there was the matter of holding the Soviets at bay.  And there was the matter of finding a new center of gravity.  But no doubt about it: the nascent EEC was the cutting edge of the new Europe that had to come if Europe was to survive.

When all the signing and sealing and toasting were done, the moment came for the distinctively Roman ritual and privilege of diplomats: an audience with the octogenarian Pope in the Apostolic Palace on Vatican Hill.

Seated on his traditional papal throne amid the panoply of Vatican ceremonial in an ornate sala, His Holiness Pius XII received the six ministers and their entourages with smiling countenance.  His welcome was sincere.  His remarks were brief.  His attitude was of a longtime owner and resident of a vast property giving some pointers to newly arrived and intending residents.

Europe, the Holy Father recalled, had had its eras of greatness when a common faith had animated the hearts of its peoples.  Europe, he urged, would have its geopolitical greatness again, refurbished and burnished anew, if it could create a new heart.  Europe, he intimated, could again forge a supernal, common and binding faith.

Inwardly, the ministers winced.  Pius had pointed to the greatest difficulty facing the EEC on the day of its birth.  Beneath his words lay the warning that neither democratic socialism nor capitalist democracy nor the prospect of the good life nor a mystic "Europa" of the humanists could provide the engine to drive their dream.  Practically speaking, their new Europe lacked a glowing center, a superior force or principle to bind it together and drive it forward. Practically speaking, their Europe lacked what this Pope had.  Lacked what he was.

His points made, the Holy Father traced three crosses in the air as the traditional papal blessing.  Some few knelt to receive it.  Some who remained standing bowed their heads.  But it had become impossible for them to associate the Pope with the healing balm of the God he claimed to represent as Vicar, or to recognize that balm as the only cohesive factor that could mend the world's soul; neither could they acknowledge that economic and political treaties were not the glue that binds the hearts and minds of mankind.

And yet, frail as he was, they could only envy this solitary, enthroned dignitary.  For, as Belgium's Paul-Henri Spaak later remarked, he presided over a universal organization.  And he was more than the elected represenive of that organization.  He was the possessor of its power.  He was its center of gravity.

* * *

From the window of his study on the third floor of the Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father watched the architects of the new Europe climb into their limousines in the square below.

"What do you think, Holiness? Can their new Europe develop strongly enough to stop Moscow?"

Pius turned to his companion--a German Jesuit, a longtime friend and favorite confessor.  "Marxism is still the enemy, Father.  But the Anglo-Saxons have the initiative." On this Pope's lips, Anglo-Saxon meant the Anglo-American establishment.  "Their Europe will go far.  And it will go fast.  But the greatest day for Europe has not yet dawned."

The Jesuit failed to follow the papal vision.  "Which Europe, Holiness? The greatest day for whose Europe?"

"For the Europe born today." The Pope's answer was unhesitating.  "On the day this Holy See is harnessed to the new Europe of the diplomats and politicians--to the Europe centered in Brussels and Paris--on that day the Church's misfortunes will start in earnest." Then, turning again to watch the limousines departing across St.  Peter's Square, "The new Europe will have its little day, Father.  But only a day."

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Crown; Reprint edition (July 13, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 656 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0385492316
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0385492317
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.95 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.48 x 9 inches

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Malachi Brendan Martin (Irish: Maolsheachlann Breandán Ó Máirtín; July 23, 1921 – July 27, 1999), occasionally writing under the pseudonym Michael Serafian, was an Irish Catholic priest and writer on the Catholic Church. Originally ordained as a Jesuit priest, he became Professor of Palaeography at the Vatican's Pontifical Biblical Institute. From 1958 he served as secretary to Cardinal Bea during preparations for the Second Vatican Council.

Disillusioned by reforms, he asked to be released from certain of his Jesuit vows in 1964 and moved to New York City, where he later became an American citizen.

His 17 novels and non-fiction books were frequently critical of the Catholic Church, which he believed had failed to act on the third prophecy revealed by the Virgin Mary at Fátima. Among his most significant works were The Scribal Character of The Dead Sea Scrolls (1958) and Hostage To The Devil (1976) which dealt with satanism, demonic possession, and exorcism. The Final Conclave (1978) was a warning against alleged Soviet spies in the Vatican.

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Great Book

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On page 211 and it's a page turner for sure!

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This is a great book even if you are not fully educated on Catholic doctrine. Very foretelling of the times we are living in. Malachi martin is an incredible man of God and has opened a window in to a very dark element that has overtaken the church and world.

Quite Frankly sent me! Be sure to find his book club with Timothy Gordon reviewing this book on Dlive.

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Kevin Barrett

Disturbing

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I originally bought this book when it was published in 1996, read 116 pages, put it down, and did not pick it up to fully read it until 2007. Though this book was not an easy read in the beginning, the pace and plot pick up by page 200. The now deceased author was Malachi Martin, a Jesuit priest, and a Vatican insider for the pontificate of Popes John XXXIII and Paul VI. I believe the intent of this book was to expose what he saw as a small, covert, diabolically corrupt but powerful cabal within the Catholic Church intent on destroying papal authority and the personage of the pope. One would assume the readership is intended principally for Catholic clergy and laity. Highly influential, international businessmen intent on subverting the Roman Catholic Church for their own ends completes this complicated tale.

The book's genre is described as "faction", in other words fact disguised as fiction. Though this reader cannot ascertain the veracity of this book, one finds on the internet claims that many of the named characters in this book were thinly disguised names of real but powerful clergy. In interviews before his death, Fr. Martin averred that "about 85%" of the events in this book happened.

Given the fairly recent history of paraphilias within the Church that came to light after publication, this book gives one pause to consider Fr. Martin's tale. Additionally, the recent exposure of misdeeds by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (see Michael Vorris, The Vortex, Real Catholic TV) may lend additional weight to Fr. Martin's writing. Thus, I am glad I read this book 11 years later.

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An intriguing and quick read by a Master Storyteller

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I had wanted to read this book, ever since the Art Bell interviews with Father Malachi Martin, years ago on the "Coast to Coast" radio program. I was not disappointed. It is a real page turner, what the good Father calls his work of "historical faction." Reportedly about 90% actual events, only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. This is a must have book for anyone concerned with the path that the Roman Catholic church has taken since Vatican II. It gives a revealing look behind the scenes, at all the movers and shakers who set up the mechanism to steal the church away from the power of the Popes. You will want to keep a pen and paper handy to track the principal players on both sides.

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Malichi Martin tried to warn everyone

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I had heard about Martin for years in relation to this book and never knew he was actually an excellent non-fiction historian. This novel, however, was his way of exposing a dangerous topic that was strictly taboo among Roman Catholics and Jesuits in particular. Now that much of what Martin covered in this fictitious world has come to light in the real world, this book appears to have been a warning. Martin was a great writer, whether it was fiction or historical fact, Either way he paints a vivid picture, walks the reader logically through the details and doesn't sugar-coat anything. It belongs on the shelf of keepers.

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Joseph M. Wagner

Well written faction by a Vatican insider

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Great story, wonderfully told by Fr. Martin, a misunderstood and often maligned, Vatican insider who spilled the beans on many tragedies in the Roman Catholic church. A great read for our current times under the current Pontificate of Jorge Bergoglio.

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A white-washed sepulcher with dead men's bones on the inside

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This was Fr. Martin's last book. It's written in a style called, faction (like Norman Maeler)...the truth written in a fiction format. In other words, all the facts are there but the names are change to protect the innocent, if there are any. The first hundred pages will knock you for a loop...it totally boggles the mind. It starts with Pius XII and his prediction of the New World Order, i.e. the European Economic Union and how they plan to literally change the face of the real world and create a satanic one using the Catholic Church as its catalist. Yes, it reads like a supernatural thriller, which it realy is. People are bought and sold, bishops and priest are murdered, the Catholic Church ends up being just a white-washed sepulcher with dead men's bones on the inside and the faith is left in the care of a few loyal faithful...God always saves a remnant. So, if you are willing to look at what's happening in the real world and our Holy Catholic Church, read the book or at least the first hundred pages. If not...no biggie, just continue on in your ignorance for it will be your only bliss until our Lord stept out of the portals of Glory and says, "Enough!" Blessings.

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Great

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Dr Eugenio S

Excelente novela, basada en hechos reales

Reviewed in Mexico on September 11, 2019

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Cualquier obra de Malachi Martin vale la pena de revisar, en este caso es un relato de hechos obscuros del clero, en forma de novela, para evitar que fuera tachado como libro prohibido me imagino, como ya a pasado en otras ocasiones, asi que ademas de ser una excelente novela es también un libro de consulta.

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Belinda Fernandez

Fact and fiction - making history come to life

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This is a great book to read. It captures the history of the period and the dynamics shaping the families and history at the time. Some shocking truths revealed in story.

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Too much intrigue

Reviewed in India on October 15, 2019

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I found this book too much to read, it’s like a bad thriller and is overpriced. It’s over rated. Yes the Church is going through her passion right now, please read the Bible instead of this book. It will be more edifying to read scripture than getting discouraged by this book.

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Catholic Church laid bare.

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Powerful work of faction about the satanic forces overtaking religion and society. It is the story of how these dark forces have been let loose by unscrupulous individuals with a particular agenda to undo humanity at large. A must read for anyone with an interest in the human condition. An excellent book written by a priest with insider knowledge.

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