The Catholic Book Club discussion

5. In the last chapter, Irene confesses that she has concealed information, although she never lied. Do you think this concealment is justified? Or is it an example of Machiavelli's "the end justifies the means"?

A the beggining Irene as a good jornalist goes with the intention to obtain a scoop, but after especially with his contact with Steve she changed her intention, and she took the right decission. Her decision was human waekness as he would say the good Pope John XXIII.

As we got into in depth in another thread, yes, it was absolutely justified.