His Holiness: The Secret Papers of Benedict XVI
| Author | Gianluigi Nuzzi |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sua Santità. Le carte segrete di Benedetto XVI |
| Language | Italian |
| Publisher | Chiarelettere |
Publication date | 2012 |
| Pages | 326 |
| ISBN | 978-8861900950 |
His Holiness: The Secret Papers of Benedict XVI (Italian: Sua Santità. Le carte segrete di Benedetto XVI) is a book published by the Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi of confidential letters and memos between Pope Benedict XVI and his personal secretary. The letters in the book portray the Vatican as a corrupt hotbed of jealousy, intrigue and underhanded factional fighting.
The Italian edition paperbook was translated in 2013 in English as Ratzinger Was Afraid.