Among the Ruins: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Catholic Church - Couverture rigide

Williams, Paul L.

 
9781633883031: Among the Ruins: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Catholic Church
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1633883035 ISBN 13 : 9781633883031
Editeur : Prometheus Books, 2017

Synopsis

This critical review of the Roman Catholic Church since the pivotal changes initiated in the 1960s by Vatican II paints a disturbing picture of decline and corruption. Dr. Paul L. Williams, a self-professed Tridentine or traditionalist Catholic, traces the various factors that have caused the Church to suffer cataclysmic losses in all aspects of its life and worship in recent decades. Williams illustrates the decline with telling statistics showing the stark difference between the robust number of clergy members, parishes, schools, and active church-going Catholics in 1965 versus the comparatively paltry number today.

The author is highly critical of Popes Paul VI, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis for steering the church so far away from its traditional teachings and for a lack of oversight that allowed corruption to fester. Symptomatic of this failure of leadership are the recent pedophilia scandals, the ongoing financial corruption, a gay prostitution ring inside the Vatican, and criminal investigations of connections between the Holy See and organized crime.

This unflinching critique from a devoted, lifelong Catholic is a wakeup call to all Catholics to restore their church to its former levels of moral leadership and influence.

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À propos de l?auteur

Paul L. Williams, PhD, is a journalist and the author of Operation Gladio, The Vatican Exposed, Crescent Moon Rising, The Day of Islam, Osama's Revenge, and The Al Qaeda Connection, among other books. The winner of three first-place Keystone Press Awards for journalism, he has written articles for major news outlets, including USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, and National Review. He has also served as a consultant for the FBI, editor and publisher of the Metro (Scranton, PA), and an adjunct professor of humanities at the University of Scranton.

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Éditeur
Prometheus Books
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1633883035
ISBN 13 
9781633883031
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
366
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV, GPSR Europäische Union
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