But two decades later, when the corruption scandal unfolded and rocked Italy to its foundations, the web of intrigues and series of hitherto inexplicable high profile assassinations diligently chronicled in Yallop’s best seller were authenticated. Notable amongst those to have been affected, directly or obliquely, by the raft of reforms were the powerful head of the Vatican Bank, Archbishop Paul Marcinkus the ubiquitous Italian Mafia the puppet master, Licio Gelli the President of Banco Ambrosiano, Roberto Calvi, also known as God’s Banker and prominent Italian politicians.Īt first mention, Yallop’s hair raising findings were dismissed as rumours. Those who allegedly despatched the Pope to the great beyond thought they were acting in God’s name. In the said book, Yallop alleged, among others, that Pope John Paul 1, Albino Luciani, was murdered, in cold blood, to pre-empt an impending and comprehensive set of radical reforms, which would have upset a cabal which had a firm grip on the Vatican and Italian society. He published an explosive book entitled: In God’s Name. In 1984, the stellar investigative writer, David Yallop, made literary waves.
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It was the ninth most frequently banned book in the 1990s, and a Texas pastor checked it out of a local library and refused to return it. That simple book sparked a not-so-simple backlash. It's been 25 years since Leslea Newman wrote "Heather Has Two Mommies," an illustrated story that follows a little girl named Heather (who has two arms, two legs, two pets and two mommies), as she heads off to her first day of school. Newman, who wrote the original version of "Heather Has Two Mommies," 25 years ago, about a little girl named Heather and her two happy mommies, has updated the book with fresh illustrations from a new artist. Facebook Email Author Leslea Newman, of Holyoke, Mass., displays a copy of her book "Heather Has Two Mommies," in Holyoke, March 11, 2015. |