Frédéric Martel‏

French author, journalist and researcher known for investigative books on cultural and institutional power, notably the 2019 investigation of the Vatican published in French as 'Sodoma' (English: 'In the Closet of the Vatican').

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  1. 1. In The Closet Of The Vatican

    Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy

    A deeply reported investigation, based on hundreds of interviews and archival research, that portrays a pervasive but hidden gay subculture among clergy and Vatican officials and examines how enforced celibacy, secrecy, and networks of power and patronage foster double lives, hypocrisy, corruption and occasional scandal; it traces how these dynamics shape internal politics, influence policy and responses to sexual-abuse crises, and argues that greater transparency and institutional reform are needed to address the systemic problems uncovered.

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