The Pope in Winter. The Dark Face of John Paul II's Papacy - John Cornwell

At the beginning of the new millenium, Pope John Paul II's reign has been deeply affected by illness and old age. Pain, depression, memory lapses and blank episodes have revealed his frailty, while specialists have raised the spectre of paranoia caused by Parkinson's disease. Is it really possible that this enfeebled old man can be in charge of a vast Church comprising one billion souls?