Many who are concerned
today about the state of the Catholic Church point to the Second
Vatican Council (1962-1965).
For some the Council
represents "a Second Pentecost"; to others, however, it
represents "a Second Crucifixion." For the former the
latter are dissident, disobedient and even schismatic; for the latter
the former are modernist, heretical and even apostate.
How is it possible that
a Church Council could provoke such turmoil and such profound
hostility amongst the faithful? Is it a matter of misunderstanding?
Is it a matter of interpretation? Or is it a question of Dogma
misrepresented and distorted?
Simon Galloway's
informative reference handbook is the first of its kind. It compares
the authoritative pronouncements of the Church both before and after
Vatican II, in a convenient double-column format.
At the turn of a page,
the reader can judge for himself which is the correct diagnosis of
today's crisis. It presents the evidence clearly and concisely, while
aggressively challenging those who declare: "There is no crisis
in the Church".
Paperback. 286 pp.