In 1994, the Pope accepted a written interview from the Italian author Vittorio Messori. The contents included virtually all areas in which Catholic beliefs are being challenged. The book became a best-seller as soon as it was released, despite not being a typical commercially oriented book.
教宗還在一九九四年以問答稿方式，接受義大利著名記者兼作家維多裡奧．梅梭裡訪問，內容幾乎涵蓋今天所有對天主教信仰的質疑，這本書甫一推出即登暢銷書排行榜，跌破近年來以輕薄短小商業訴求出版界主流的眼鏡。