God or Nothing: A Conversation on Faith
by robert cardinal sarah
interviewed by nicolas diat
ignatius, 285 pages, $17.95
On the night of April 18, 1978, a visitor brought an unexpected message to a young priest named Robert Sarah: Pope Paul VI had appointed him archbishop of Conakry and expected a response as soon as possible. When Sarah began to protest, the messenger replied, “I will be back for your written response in three days. In any case, if you refuse, Archbishop Raymond-Marie Tchidimbo will remain in prison.” Sékou Touré, the dictator of Guinea, had made it clear that the sitting archbishop would not be released until he had been replaced. The messenger added: “You cannot refuse to obey the pope, who trusts in you.”
