Paul VI: Segeln im Gegenwind

In 1963, during the ongoing Second Vatican Council, Paul VI takes the helm in the "Ship of Peter," as he likes to call the Church. It will be a voyage through troubled seas. It is the time of the Cold War and of the 68ers. And it is the time of the upheavals after the Council. For years, Paul VI wrestled with arch-conservatives who opposed important reforms in the Church. His encyclical Humanae vitae, on the other hand, was met with criticism from liberals. In this book, Paul VI himself has his say. It contains numerous original documents, such as personal letters, handwritten notes to close associates, recorded conversations with traditionalist leader Marcel Lefebvre, a precautionary resignation letter. The records provide first-hand information about his spirituality, his thinking, his personality, and his role as pope.