Synopses & Reviews
Vatican II was supposed to herald a Golden Age in the Catholic Church--yet in the thirty years since it ended, chaos & dissension have rocked the pulpits and emptied the pews. Today, theologians rise against the Pope, laymen turn away in dismay and confusion. McInerney cuts through conventional wisdom to reveal the council's true message--a message which, if widely known, would send shock waves through both the conservative and liberal wings on the Church...and would bring many Catholics back to the practice of the Faith.
After Vatican II, instead of enjoying the expected renaissance, the Church seemed to fall apart: priests and bishops rejected Church teachings, convents and seminaries emptied, and laypeople were thrown into confusion.
Synopsis
Since Vatican II ended, chaos and dissension have rocked the pulpits and emptied the pews. Ralph McInerny shows readers why ... and what impact this crisis has had on the Church. Quoting the documents of Vatican II, McInerny exposes the post-Vatican II myth factories that have misled many Catholics about what the council really said.
McInerny reveals the council's true message and shows what went wrong after Vatican II -- and what must be done now to take back the council and the Church.
Synopsis
Crisis magazine called this book:
"The clearest and most comprehensive argument against the theological dissenters ever written."
This riveting book will show you why the Church has been in crisis since the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) -- and what must be done about it.
Dr. Ralph McInerny here reveals the causes of the devastation in the Church. You'll discover that Vatican II didn't:
- Teach a new Faith
- Do away with Tradition
- Set up a new, democratic Church
- Give Catholics permission to disagree with the Church in the name of conscience.
Read this dramatic narrative to learn how the council was hijacked and how interpretation of its decrees has been controlled since then by Catholics with an agenda different from what the council taught. Best of all, you'll learn from Ralph McInerny what must be done now to take back the council and the Church.
Among the many eye-opening things you'll learn
Synopsis
This riveting book will show you why the Church has been in crisis since the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) -- and what must be done about it.
Dr. Ralph McInerny here reveals that Vatican II didn't do away with Tradition, teach a new Faith, or give Catholics permission to disagree with the Church in the name of conscience. McInerny shows how interpretation of the council's decrees has been hijacked by Catholics with an agenda different from what the council taught. He'll tell you what must be done now to take back the council and the Church.