Contemporary Catholicism in Ireland: A Critical Appraisal

by Eamon Maher and John Littleton

A notable development the past few decades has been the steady erosion of the majority religion in Ireland. Where once the Catholic Church played a prominent, even unhealthy, role in the public and private lives of most of the population, now the levels of practice in parts of Dublin are well below 10%. Since the grossly inept mishandling of the revelations of child sexual abuse by a small number of priests in Ireland, the members of the hierarchy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856076164
• ISBN13: 9781856076166
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Columba Press (IE)
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"