Book Description What would happen， if the members of the Roman Curia discovered that the Pope was about to publicly state that he had received a private revelation that the world was about to end? Pope Gregory XVII claims to have received a private revelation of the end of the world - an apocalypse coming not in some distant future but at any moment. Is he a madman， as his cardinals suspect， a mystic， or a fanatic grasping for an unholy power? --This text refers to the Paperback edition. About the Author MORRIS WEST was born in Melbourne in 1916. He was a member of the Christian Brothers but left the order after 12 years. Around the time of the publication of his first novel in 1945， he worked in Melbourne radio but left Australia in 1955 to further his career as a writer. During his time away from Australia he lived in Austria， Italy， England and the USA. He returned to Australia in 1980. He wrote over thirty novels， many plays and several of his novels were adapted for film. Morris West died in 1999， while working at his desk. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.