Catholic Labyrinth: Power, Apathy, and a Passion for Reform in the American Church

by Peter McDonough

Book Overview

Sexual abuse scandals, declining attendance, a meltdown in the number of priests and nuns, the closing of many parishes and parochial schools--all have shaken American Catholicism. Yet conservatives have increasingly dominated the church hierarchy.

In The Catholic Labyrinth, Peter McDonough tells a tale of multiple struggles that animate various groups--the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, Voice of the Faithful, and the Leadership...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199751188
• ISBN13: 9780199751181
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"