We Have a Pope! Benedict XVI

by Matthew Bunson

This will be a biography on the new Pope who is as of yet unknown

Genres: Catholic

256 pages, Paperback

First published May 19, 2005

About the author

Matthew Bunson (born 1966) is an American author of more than fifty books, a historian, professor, editor, Roman Catholic theologian, Senior Contributor for EWTN, the Catholic multimedia network, Senior Fellow at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, and Faculty Chair at Catholic Distance University.
He is the author of the books Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire, The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, The Vampire Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of American Catholic History, and Pope Francis, the first English-language biography of Pope Francis in 2013.
Bunson has a B.A. in history, an M.A. in Theology, a Master of Divinity, a Doctorate in Ministry and a Ph.D. in Church History from the Graduate Theological Foundation. He is on the faculty of the Catholic Distance University where he teaches Church History, including Roman Catholic-Islamic relations and Medieval and American Catholic History, and Catholic Social Teaching. He is a Senior Fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.

Reviews

[Carmen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book that begins with the death of Pope John Paul II, goes on to discuss the process of choosing a new Pope after his death, next, the problems the Church faces, and the life and trayectory Pope Benedict XVI.

[Sam Honeycutt · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good first biography.