Going deep behind the headlines about scandals in the Catholic Church, Jason Berry and Gerald Renner's "Vows of Silence "follows the staggering trail of evasions and deceit that leads directly to the Vatican and taints the legacy of Pope John Paul II. Based on more than six years of investigative reporting and hundreds of interviews, this book is a riveting account of Vatican cover-ups. Both a profound criticism and a wake-up call to reform by two Catholic writers, "Vows of Silence "reveals an agenda of top-down control under John Paul II and a hierarchy so obsessed with secrecy as to spawn…mehr
Going deep behind the headlines about scandals in the Catholic Church, Jason Berry and Gerald Renner's "Vows of Silence "follows the staggering trail of evasions and deceit that leads directly to the Vatican and taints the legacy of Pope John Paul II. Based on more than six years of investigative reporting and hundreds of interviews, this book is a riveting account of Vatican cover-ups. Both a profound criticism and a wake-up call to reform by two Catholic writers, "Vows of Silence "reveals an agenda of top-down control under John Paul II and a hierarchy so obsessed with secrecy as to spawn disinformation. It is not a book about sexual abuse; it is a book about abuse of power, throughout the Vatican.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Jason Berry achieved national renown for his highly praised book, Lead Us Not Into Temptation. He produced an award-winning film documentary based on Vows of Silence. A novelist and jazz historian, he lives in New Orleans. For more information, please visit www.JasonBerryAuthor.com. Gerald Renner (1932 - 2007) was a veteran journalist at The Hartford Courant, and the recipient of many awards for his reporting on religious news, issues and trends.
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CONTENTS PROLOGUE Part One: The Odyssey of Thomas Doyle CHAPTER 1: To Be a Priest CHAPTER 2: Evidence of Things Unsaid CHAPTER 3: Exile and Renewal CHAPTER 4: A Time of Solidarity CHAPTER 5: Pope John Paul II Breaks His Silence CHAPTER 6: Memories of the Cardinal Part Two: The Rise of the Legion of Christ CHAPTER 7: Evangelism by Stealth CHAPTER 8: Myth of the Founder CHAPTER 9: The War Against Internal Enemies CHAPTER 10: The Legion's Defense of Father Maciel CHAPTER 11: In the Vatican Courts Part Three: Witnesses for the People of God CHAPTER 12: Religious Duress CHAPTER 13: Orthodoxy and Deception CHAPTER 14: The Legion's American Battles CHAPTER 15: A Vatican of Naked Truths EPILOGUE GLOSSARY OF CHURCH TERMS NOTES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX
CONTENTS PROLOGUE Part One: The Odyssey of Thomas Doyle CHAPTER 1: To Be a Priest CHAPTER 2: Evidence of Things Unsaid CHAPTER 3: Exile and Renewal CHAPTER 4: A Time of Solidarity CHAPTER 5: Pope John Paul II Breaks His Silence CHAPTER 6: Memories of the Cardinal Part Two: The Rise of the Legion of Christ CHAPTER 7: Evangelism by Stealth CHAPTER 8: Myth of the Founder CHAPTER 9: The War Against Internal Enemies CHAPTER 10: The Legion's Defense of Father Maciel CHAPTER 11: In the Vatican Courts Part Three: Witnesses for the People of God CHAPTER 12: Religious Duress CHAPTER 13: Orthodoxy and Deception CHAPTER 14: The Legion's American Battles CHAPTER 15: A Vatican of Naked Truths EPILOGUE GLOSSARY OF CHURCH TERMS NOTES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX
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