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The courage to be Catholic
crisis, reform, and the future of the Church
By Weigel, George
- ISBN
- 978-0-46509-260-4
- Publisher
- New York : Basic Books, c2002.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2002
The Catholic Church in the United States is reeling from the scandal associated with the sexual abuse of minors by priests. Weigel, who has written a magisterial biography of Pope John Paul II (Witness to Hope), examines the predicament in this extended essay. He proposes that the church is in crisis, as understood in its radical sense: it is a time of judgment, also an opportunity for reflection and reform. Weigel dismisses the allegations that the sexual misbehavior of priests is the result of celibacy, a repressive sexual ethic, or an aut...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
