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Calling the book "stunning," former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating writes:
"Lawler tells the story of the Church's role in advancing a culture of morality and excellence within the 19th-century immigrant community. But all of that good crashes into a mid-20th century wall of indifference, amorality, and hostility to orthodoxy and 'the power of Faith.'
The same story holds true throughout much of the country. Depressing repetition meets depressing repetition.
Lawler places the blame squarely on the laps of the shepherds, the bishops who were more interested in their public image and meeting the mortgage payments, than the safety of souls. His is a powerful story of a dismal period in the life of the Church."
You will want to read the whole book when it is formally released next month -- February 2008 -- by Encounter Books. It is available now for pre-release orders on Amazon.com.
In the meantime, the introductory chapter is available here.
In the meantime, the introductory chapter is available here.
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IMHO, Vatican II is what precipitate the decline of the institutional Catholic Church.
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