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The Catholic Church

What Everyone Needs to Know

by John L., Jr. Allen (associate Editor, ^iboston Globe^r, Associate Editor, ^iboston Globe^r, Senior Vatican Analyst, Cnn, Denver, Usa)

  • Paperback
  • 336 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 13.8 x 20.6 x 2.6 cm

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Roman Catholicism stands at a crossroads, a classic "best of times, worst of times" moment. On the one hand, the Catholic Church remains by far the largest branch of the worldwide Christian family, and is growing at a remarkable clip. Yet the Church has also been rocked by a series of scandals related to the sexual abuse of minors by clergy, and, even more devastating, the cover-up by the Church hierarchy. The decade-long crisis has taken a massive financial toll, but the blow to both the internal morale and the external moral standing of the Church has been even steeper. Today, the Church has enormous residual strength and exciting future prospects, but also faces steep internal and external challenges. The question of "whither Catholicism" is of vital public relevance, for believers and non-believers alike. In The Catholic Church: What Everyone Needs to Know, John L. Allen, Jr., one of the world's leading authorities on the Vatican, offers an authoritative and accessible guide to the past, present, and future of the Church. This updated edition includes a new chapter on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the election of Pope Francis, and his extraordinary tenure thus far.
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  • Author

    John L., Jr. Allen (associate Editor, ^iboston Globe^r, Associate Editor, ^iboston Globe^r, Senior Vatican Analyst, Cnn, Denver, Usa)

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    May 2014

  • Edition

    2nd Revised edition

  • Weight

    341g

  • Page Count

    336

  • Dimensions

    13.8 x 20.6 x 2.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780199379804

  • ISBN-10

    0199379807

  • Eden Code

    4272375

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