Pope Innocent XI

Writings about Innocent XI

• Rita Monaldi and Francesco Sorti, in their novel Imprimatur (Mondadori ed., 2002), cast a different and more controversial light on that pope, building a very strong case against his canonization. They depict a selfish politician, betraying the Roman Catholic Church's interests in the hope of recovering a personal debt. Although the book does not pretend to be of scholarly value, an appendix of various notes and documents spanning about forty pages at the end of the text allows a critical review of the authors' researches, and gives a final touch of credibility to the story.

See also: list of popes named Innocent

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