This intimate, affectionate portrait of Pope John Paul II by
his longtime secretary and confidant reveals fascinating new
details about the opinions, hopes, fears, and dramatic life of this
public man.
“I had accompanied him for almost forty years: twelve in Kraków
and then twenty-seven in Rome. I was always with him, always at his
side. Now, in the moment of death, he’d gone on alone. . . .And
now? Who is accompanying him on the other side?”
—From A Life with Karol
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz worked side by side with Pope John
Paul II for almost forty years, enjoying unique access to both the
public and private man. In A life with Karol, he provides a
close-up glimpse into the Pope’s life and the critical events of
his papacy.
Dziwisz was sitting next to the Pope during the assassination
attempt in 1981. He recounts the Pope''s reaction to 911,
describing his thoughts and feelings on that day. And the
Cardinal’s moving description of the Pope’s haunting memories of
World War II uncovers the roots of the pontiff’s intense opposition
to George W. Bush’s war on Iraq.
The two men shared moments of fun and spontaneity as well.
Dziwisz writes about the times the Pope would slip out of the
Vatican, wearing a Panama hat, to stroll the streets of Rome, and
he describes the clandestine ski and hiking trips the pair made to
escape the Vatican. His firsthand account of the Pope’s last years
also reveals that John Paul II considered resigning. These stories
and others lend added poignancy to Dziwisz’s extraordinary
portrayal of the Pope’s courage and calmness during his final
illness.
關於作者：
CARDINAL STANISLAW DZIWISZ was personal secretary to Karol
Wojtyla Pope John Paul II in Kraków and in Rome. He was ordained
a priest in 1963, was appointed Archbishop of Kraków in 2005, and
in 2006 was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI
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