Vatican Wealth and a Pope’s Pipe Dreams is the story of a heroic Pope. The book is a case of life imitating fiction.

The story is an allegory. Pope Francisco is analogous to the fictional character of Don Quixote, and his executive Archbishop compares easily to Sancho Panza. Instead of tilting at windmills as in the Man from La Mancha, Pope Francisco and Archbishop Gutiérrez pursue their shared vision of global peace in pursuit of their impossible dream.

 The book is an envisioning of strategic dreams that have inspired and filled the author’s heart with possibilities for many years.

 The story is set in the Vatican and uses the Church subtly and respectfully.

Vatican Wealth and a Pope’s Pipe Dreams is light-hearted, witty and provocative, and at other times complex as the subject matter itself. In Pipe Dreams, Getz is brilliant in the way he compels the reader to enter the dialogue as if you are there while decisions of the world are weighed. Conceptualized decades ago, the plot is as fresh as today's headlines.

Born in Philadelphia, Monsignor Robert L. Getz served and currently lives in southern New Mexico.

Before retiring to write full-time, Getz was a monk, diocesan priest, educator, photojournalist, spiritual leader, author, civic leader and a world traveler.