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Summary: Expert On The Catholic Church
Review: I found this book to what appears to be a very well researched piece. I understand that the book was written in "faction" form and of course a book of this type would have to be. For those that do not understand the meaning of "faction" faction is when a story is a true one but the names of the individuals (the real ones) are changed to fictitious names - for legal reasons. Essentially the "forces of evil" have a very secure place within the walls of the Roman Church. Many of the cardinals, bishops etc. are in on a "luciferian agenda" in conjunction with the "New World Order". The book brings out the fact that the Roman Church is a very powerful socio-political organization with 100's of billions invested in every sector of human life. The book taps on the agenda of the Masonic organization and that many of the clergy are members. The book also taps into the reality of the changes brought about by "Vatican II" and how those changes are not in line with the teachings of Christ.
This book at times is a slow read but it is very thorough and certainly based on many facts - some of which are verifiable. Father Malachi Martin was an expert on the Catholic Church, eminent theologin, served in the US Air Force, Jesuit and served under Pope John XIII and Cardinal Augustine Bea. Father Martin from my intenese research is well respected by Catholics and non- Catholics alike. A very good eye opening book - especially a good insight for people in the Catholic Church
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Summary: Serious Reservations
Review: I have major reservations about this book. Firstly , Martin effectively names names in the vatican hierarchy, but any research I have been able to do on some of the people implicated would undermine his allegations. Martin puts huge store on some satanic ceremony which allegedly took place in 1965 in St Peters
- he seems oblivious to how much more powerful every single ceremony of the mass is , comapared to any satanic ritual. THe pope is heavily criticised in the book - ironically a very attractive spirituality still shines through the intended caricature of the Holy Father as a quietist !
Where the book concurs with my own world view is in its description of the various shadowy , secretive organisations which are likely to be substantially influenced and somewhat controlled by satanists - I just do not believe their influence
is nearly as pervasive in the world as it is portrayed in the book.
If you were credulous, this book could seriously mess you up. If you could critically read it, you might glean some insight into how the murky underworld can influence society.
I would advise most people to avoid it.
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Summary: Mixed feelings
Review: I have avidly read the Windswept House with mixed feelings. On the one hand, he writes wonderfully well and enables one to open one's eyes to what is going on in the Church. He obviously was a Vatican insider, a man who was familiar with Vatican politics. Although the things that he tells are horrendous, we we should we aware of what's going on. The author did not, as many have suggested, give the impression that he wa against the Pope, but merely wondered whether the present Pope has received "orders" from above to remain passive in the face of certain aspects of the present apostasy within the Church or whether he just wants to vigorously correct these errors (i.e. get rid of some cardinals), but cannot. This last option in itself would be most painful for the Holy Father. I personally do not know the answer is and I do not think I need to know. I trust Peter in whatever he does or says. What is upsetting about Malachi Martin is his rejection of the II Vatican Council, as if it did not happen and as it was all evil. There is even a character in his book who, besides being a hard-headed traditionalists who demands the Pope to change his policies according to what she tells him, is treated as a saint by the author. Nevertheless, having this in mind, Fr. Martin provides wonderful insight into the internal matters of the Vatican and a light into the present situation of the Church. I especially found his explanation of the difference between Catholic doctrine and Masonry very enlightening.
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Summary: PLEASE DON'T READ THIS BOOK
Review: I am an avid reader and couldn't wait to read this book. Then I couldn't wait to finish it, I didn't think I was ever going to get through it. The first 500 pages seemed to just drag on and on, too many words that just didn't really say anything. Too many characters. The last 162 pages finally had some action, but the ending was unsatisfying.As a Catholic I don't know weather to be outraged or just plain depressed. This novel has left me questioning many things about my church and the future of it. I know that my church is made up of humans so by it's very nature it will be sinful. But I can't believe that pure evil will be able to destroy the church that Jesus left for us here
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Summary: So-So
Review: Although well written, and replete with moments and aspects chilling in their believability, "Windswept House" nevertheless leaves a great deal to be desired. First, the book is too long (by at least 150 pages, I would say) and becomes almost hopelessly bogged down toward the middle. Indeed, although I'm glad I finished it, I was sorely tempted to chuck it all at around the halfway point. There are too many characters, and too many secondary and tertiary events and encounters. And the redundancies! How many times must the reader slog his way through essentially the same meetings and discussions among amazingly articulate and evil cardinals and their secular allies? As a staunch Catholic, I can say that while some of Malachi Martin's criticisms of the current state of the Church and of our beloved Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, are on target, he paints too bleak a picture. Moreover, while the power of the Church is inarguable, I never bought into his contention that de-Catholicizing it would ensure absolute power to the New World Order. Even if the Church could be rendered impotent (which I don't believe), what about the enormous and entrenched influence of Christian Fundamentalists and Muslims? They're antithetical to the NWO, and yet Father Martin never addresses them. As other reviewers have commented, the ending of "Windswept House" is distinctly ambivalent. No criticism can be leveled here, as Father Martin died prior to his writing the planned sequel. It says something about my attitude toward this book that I would have picked up the sequel -- but I would have braced myself before doing so.
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Summary: An exciting, gripping but slanderous read.
Review: I have to say that I found "Windswept House" to be an exciting novel of suspense that attempts to understand the battle between the Church and Evil. I really enjoyed reading it. Having said that, let me say that I have real problems with the book. It is libelous and slanderous. While pedophilia is a grosteque problem within the church, Martin goes too far by suggesting that the late Cardinal Bernadin was the head of a satanic, pedophilic ring. It was clear to me that Martin based his creepy cardinal of "Century City" on Bernadin. I later read an interview with him where he said that this was indeed the case. This is not only a lack of Christian charity but is pure, sinful slander. What possible good can Martin's book do on balance when he engages in this sort of character defamation? Read Michael O'Brien's "Plague Journal" to see a true Christian response to Evil. As a suspense novel, I'd give "Windswept House" 5 stars; as a Christian novel, I give it one.
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Summary: What rubbish!
Review: What camp! I read this book in a couple days and found it unendurablytedious, Jesuitical on hind legs, fanciful, and not a little pretentious- in a word, rubbish. "Father' Malachi, as they once more like to refer to him, spins quite a yarn. The writing is anything but nondescript, but it is awful and interminable. For anyone familiar with the Lefebvrists, the Cardinal Strickler devotees, Opus Dei, and worse, the phalangists of the Abbe de Nantes and their kind, the trappings of this book are all too familiar. Plots and teeter plots, all that secretive squatting with a kind of aristocratic bullheadedness in the hollows of Rome, waiting for the counter-reformation to surface and the war to be joined....all very post-Decline. The point is, Malachi, nobody really cares. The invitation back to the sacred rhythm of Rome that lies both deep within and just beneath the surface of your modernity is so shorn of subtlety as to be a big old shout- and nobody really cares. There is some pride left in our rationalism, indeed pride in our liberty; we have shoved away the fear to which Malachi Martin has returned, and repudiated the extravagant dualism that enslaves him. As for satanic rites in the Apostolic Palace, those walls have seen blisters and scars of human activity far more dangerous than fills the illusive world you conjure- and now no one is watching, Father, nobody really cares. This is a childish book with a sorry prophecy, the secrets aren't secrets anymore, and quite frankly nobody cares. So much to repair within ourselves, and there is so very much that this book does NOT say; how to encounter its winged conspiracies and faux prophetic propositions, and not grimace? Not much of a book, not much of a story. On to something productive. At least, entertaining?...
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Summary: This book changed my life!
Review: I must admit that I approached this novel with a great deal of skepticism. As a Catholic priest trained in the rather liberal mid-west, I picked it up to read only out of boredom. What I read changed my life. I found Martin's content and style thought provoking to the point that I was often angry--with him! But my anger turned to self-reflection. While I disagree with many of the author's preconceptions, I was nonetheless moved by his story and his conclusions--to the point that I was forced to re-examine my own understanding of the Church and priesthood. I pay this novel the highest compliment in saying that it truly changed my life and moved me to further conversion of heart. I believe that I am a better Catholic and a better priest because I have read it.
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Summary: Only Time Will Tell...
Review: Malachi Martin was a great man. It is too bad he is no longer with us; especially since he can no longer go forthright in his quest to expose what is so wrong in our great Catholic Church and Vatican upper echelon. Was his death an accident or an outright slaying? I wish someone knew the truth, and also had the proof and courage to speak up. Whether this book is a book of fact or fiction, it is a total display of life, morality, and the ultimate test of faith and honorability. Maybe somewhere, someday, there will be or already is another great man as Martin, whose love and courage will help to complete the final pages. As with this story, the evil and hatred portrayed in it; the horrible molestations and sacrilegious rituals; only time will tell the final outcome and truth herein. This was a fascinating book.
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Summary: Windswept House
Review: Martin has a great writing style that draws a reader into the story. Windswept House continues in that ability. I truly enjoyed the book and found it difficult to put it down. Martin has a hook that draws you from one chapter to the next. As a priest, I find that several things it brings up in his book are unfortunately true. I would recommend the book to anyone, but especially to Catholics. After reading Windswept House, a person will have a great deal to ponder.
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