From the rear cover
"George Bernard Flahiff was the son of an innkeeper in a small Ontario town. A versatile athlete and exceptional student, he studied at the University of Toronto, where his history professor, Lester Pearson, suggested a career in diplomacy. Instead, Flahiff entered the Basilian order, studied in Paris, eventually returned to Toronto where he taught at the Pontifical Institute, became superior general of the Basilians, and was named archbishop of Winnipeg. Never seeking greatness in any way but ever obedient to his calling, he rose to the highest ranks in the Church, accepting each new position with faith and humility. Ultimately a cardinal, and maker of two popes, Flahiff defied the stereotypes about bishops and cardinals, preferring buses to limousines, "George" to "Eminence, " and friendship to privilege."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Title Gentle Eminence
- Author Wallace Platt
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal
- Date 1999
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780773518469 / 0773518460
- Weight 1.14 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9.33 x 6.31 x 0.99 in (23.70 x 16.03 x 2.51 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Flahiff, George Bernard, Catholic Church - Cardinals
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00340639
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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