Room Of Tears

Author linda merlino took what could have been a 9 11 weeper and turned it into an engrossing tale with a fascinating twist to the ending.

Room of tears.

It s also a story about love death and tragedy. The room is nicknamed the room of tears because new popes have often been overcome with emotion at thought of the heavy burden that has been given them. The room has the nickname because of the strong emotions experienced by the new pope. During his grim exile he did manage to get off one of the greatest lines in papal history.

This pope pius also ran afoul of the french who under napoleon invaded italy in 1809 and took him prisoner. In the summer of 2041 71 year old diane o connor invites friar antonio ortiz to her home in queens. Room of tears has one of the most creative hooks for a novel you ll ever encounter. Then the new pope goes to the room of tears a small red room next to the sistine chapel.

Fortunately mario bergoglio was no cardinal melville but surely he wouldn t have been human if he hadn t felt some trepidation as he was escorted to what is called the room of tears or as it s. In the room of tears there was also a stole worn by pius vi s successor pius vii. It is to allow the new pope to change into papal vestments before receiving the pledges of obedience from his fellow cardinals and then being introduced to the people of rome and to the world from the loggia above st.