Malachi Martin from March of
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Malachi Brendan Martin (
Irish: Maolsheachlann Breandán Ó Máirtín; July 23,
1921 -- July 27,
1999), occasionally writing under the pseudonym
Michael Serafian, was an
Irish Catholic priest and writer on the
Catholic Church.
Originally ordained as a
Jesuit priest, he became
Professor of Palaeontology at the Vatican's
Pontifical Biblical Institute. From
1958 he served as a theological adviser to
Cardinal Bea during preparations for the
Second Vatican Council.[1] Disillusioned by reforms he was released from certain of his
Jesuit vows in 1964 and moved to
New York City, where he later became an
American citizen.
His 17 novels and non-fiction books were frequently critical of the Catholic Church, which he believed had failed to act on the third prophecy revealed by the
Virgin Mary at
Fátima.[2] Among his most significant works were The Scribal
Character of
The Dead Sea Scrolls (1958) and
Hostage To
The Devil (
1976) which dealt with satanism, demonic possession, and exorcism.[1]
The Final Conclave (1978) was a warning against alleged
Soviet spies in the Vatican.
He received his secondary education at
Belvedere College in
Dublin, and became a Jesuit novice on
September 6,
1939, aged eighteen. Due to the
Second World War and the inherent risks involved with travel during this time, Martin remained in
Ireland and studied at the
National University of Ireland where he received a bachelor's degree in
Semitic languages and
Oriental studies while carrying out concurrent study in Assyriology at
Trinity College, Dublin.[4]
Upon completion of his degree in Dublin, Martin was sent to the
Catholic University of Louvain in
Belgium to continue his education. During his four year stay in Leuven, he completed master's degrees in philosophy and theology, and three doctorates (in Semitic languages, archeology, and
Oriental history). On
August 15, 1954, the
Feast of the Assumption, Martin was ordained a Jesuit priest at the age of thirty-three.[4] He started postgraduate studies at both the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at
Oxford University, specializing in intertestamentary studies and knowledge of
Jesus Christ and of
Hebrew and
Arabic manuscripts. He undertook additional study in rational psychology, experimental psychology, physics and anthropology.[2]
In
Rome, he became a professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute of the Vatican, where he taught
Aramaic, paleography, Hebrew and
Sacred Scripture.[4] He also taught theology, part-time, at
Loyola University of Chicago's
John Felice Rome Center.[3] During this period, his living quarters were in the Vatican, outside the papal quarters of
John XXIII.[4] He worked for the
Orthodox Churches and ancient
Oriental Churches division of the
Secretariat for Promoting
Christian Unity under Cardinal Bea, as a translator. Thus, Martin became well acquainted with prominent
Jewish leaders, such as
Rabbi Abraham Heschel, in
1961 and 1962.[10] Martin accompanied
Paul VI on a pilgrimage to the
Holy Land in
January 1964.[11] Martin resigned his position at the
Pontifical Institute in June 1964.[3]
Disillusioned by the reforms taking place among the
Jesuits, the
Church's largest male religious order,[12] Martin requested a special dispensation in
February 1965.[3] He received a provisional release in May
1965[3] and a definite release from his vows of poverty and obedience on June 30, 1965.[3] After 25 years as a religious Jesuit, he left Rome suddenly in July.[13] He was not released from his vow of chastity and remained an ordained but secular priest.
Pope Paul VI gave him a general commission for exercising an apostolate in the media and communications.[4]
He moved permanently to New York City in 1966, where he first had to work as a dishwasher, a waiter and taxi driver[3] before he was able to start making his living by writing.[4] He co-founded an antiques firm and was active in communications and media for the rest of his life.[2] After his arrival in
New York,
Cardinal Terence Cooke gave him written permission to exercise his secular priestly faculties.
Martin published several books in quick succession the following years: The Final Conclave (1978),
King of Kings: a
Novel of the
Life of
David (
1980) and Vatican: A Novel (
1986) were factional novels.
The Decline and Fall of the
Roman Church (
1981),
The New Castle:
Reaching for the
Ultimate (
1982), Rich Church, Poor Church:
The Catholic Church and its
Money (
1984) and There is Still
Love: Five Parables of God's Love That Will
Change Your Life (1984) were non-fiction works. His bestselling[16]
1987 non-fiction book,
The Jesuits:
The Society of Jesus and the
Betrayal of the
Roman Catholic Church, was highly critical of the
Order, accusing the Jesuits of systematically undermining church teachings.[24]
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