The Catholic Church: What Everyone Needs to Know(r)

by John L. Allen Jr.

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199379807
• ISBN13: 9780199379804
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.1"