Clerical Errors: How Clericalism Betrays the Gospel and How to Heal the Church (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781666740011)

The Catholic church is in serious decline. This book claims that the corruption of the institution derives from various "clerical errors," especially clericalism, which assumes that clergy are superior and deserve privileges. Clericalism divides the church into two unequal classes, betraying the gospel, which teaches that all people are equal. Clerical privilege makes the sexual abuse of children more likely, and has led most bishops to conceal it. Clerical Errors begins by examining the trials and acquittal of Cardinal Pell. Was it the jury who made a grave error--or was it the cardinal? Other chapters look at worldwide sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy and traumatic impacts on survivors. What might have caused this tragedy? The institutional nature of the church? Defective Canon Law? Misuse of the sacrament of Confession? Compulsory celibacy? Homosexuality? The book's last, hopeful chapter proposes a radical but simple model for restoring the Christian church.

Author: Peter Murnane
ISBN-10: 1666740012
ISBN-13: 9781666740011
Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
Language: English
Published: 08/04/2022
Pages: 202
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d