Fallen Order : Intrigue, Heresy, and Scandal in the Rome of Galileo and Caravaggio

Liebreich, Karen

ISBN 10: 1843540746 / ISBN 13: 9781843540748

Published by Atlantic Books, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fallen Order : Intrigue, Heresy, and Scandal in the Rome of Galileo and Caravaggio
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843540746
• ISBN 13: 9781843540748
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Fallen Order reveals, for the very first time anywhere, how 300 years ago, Calasanz, the patron saint of all Catholic schools, demonstrably covered up the first recorded child sex scandal in the church's history—one that reached such proportions that the Pope took the (literally) unprecedented step of shutting a religious order down. Until this point, no religious order had ever been shut down by papal decree (with the possible exception of the legendary Knights Templar). Fallen Order draws on documents that have never been seen before, and this story is completely new. The present Catholic Church has based its defense in recent sex scandals on the fact that it has only recently become aware of child abuse. This book exposes this claim as an absolute lie.

About the Author

Karen Liebreich studied history at UCL, the European University Institute in Florence, and Cambridge University. While researching for her doctorate she discovered documents that resulted in the paedophile priest exposé, Fallen Order. She worked as the cultural assistant for the French Institute in London (in at the deep end of Gallic culture). She then worked for the BBC, making TV films on European historical themes including prize-winning documentaries on Nazis, silent cinema, and the Royal Navy for the BBC and the History Channel. Between 2005-2009 she ran a community garden in Chiswick House, which resulted in The Family Kitchen Garden. When a friend found an unsigned bottle on the beach with a beautiful letter inside, she wrote The Letter in the Bottle. She now co-runs Abundance London, a not-for-profit environmental and educational organization.