What a day. Up at 5.00am to catch a flight back from Rome after one of the busiest days of my life. The conference held at the Foreign Press Club was so full that journalists had to stand at the side and in the doorway, and it was three hours before the Professor and I escaped. The questions from the floor were all serious and considered, with the exception of one English newspaper - it was a delight to hear the groans that followed his question.
In the afternoon we gave a lecture at the Biblicum which is the Vatican's equivalent to Oxford or Cambridge. This was well attended by the student body and senior dignitaries from the church including Bishop Josef Clemens, Secretary of the Pontifical Council of the Laity and former Personal Secretary to Pope Benedict XVI. The students pressed Professor Moloney hard on the book's claim that the 30 pieces of silver never happened, but he answered all their questions with assured conviction and scholarship. In the evening we joined the rector of the Biblicum, Father Stephen Pisano, for dinner to celebrate publication day.
In the afternoon we gave a lecture at the Biblicum which is the Vatican's equivalent to Oxford or Cambridge. This was well attended by the student body and senior dignitaries from the church including Bishop Josef Clemens, Secretary of the Pontifical Council of the Laity and former Personal Secretary to Pope Benedict XVI. The students pressed Professor Moloney hard on the book's claim that the 30 pieces of silver never happened, but he answered all their questions with assured conviction and scholarship. In the evening we joined the rector of the Biblicum, Father Stephen Pisano, for dinner to celebrate publication day.
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Just finished reading 'The Gospel According to Judas'. Not what I expected in terms of format but this work is totally fascinating in both presentation and content. Another Archer triumph and highly recommended.
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