title: The She-Pope: A Quest for the Truth behind the Mystery of Pope Joan
author: PETER STANFORD
description: The She-Pope: A Quest for the Truth behind the Mystery of Pope Joan
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  About Blood Symbols
  
  H alfway through her Ph.D., Jennifer Jaine’s faith has been shaken. She has
  become convinced that the Catholic church’s authority, which incidentally
  constitutes the cornerstones of her own Protestant faith, is based on a lie.
  Desperate to prove herself wrong, she goes to the Vatican, only to be caught
  up in an international hunt for the truth about the church, the Pope, and how
  Jesus intended his followers to live their faith.
  
  A stolen artifact, a mysterious murder, and an escaping intruder lead Jennifer
  from the Vatican to the streets of Rome to the Cave Church of St. Peter in
  Turkey, where she discovers a secret that could delegitimize the Pope. Chased
  by scheming cardinals and the trigger-happy head of Vatican security, assisted
  only by an elderly professor, the son of an Italian Mafioso, and a
  mysterious—but handsome—Turk, Jennifer must decide whether to become complicit
  in the church’s duplicity or sh