<p>Recounting the development of religious life as the author, a redemptionist priest, experienced it from the time he entered the priesthood in the 1950s to the present day, this book suggests that the seeds of the present decline were already being sown early on, in the style and in the atmosphere of the times.</p>

The death of religious life?

Flannery, Tony

Columba Press

<p>Part biography, part appraisal, this work looks at the inadequate training of priests both in the sexual and spiritual area, the aftermath of Humane Vitae and the great social debates, and how confesion was used as a means of control.</p>

From the Inside: A Priest's View of the Catholic Church

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Mercier Pr Ltd

Has the institution become more important than the message? From the author of From the Inside comes Keeping the Faith, a candid and fresh assessment of where the Church is going wrong, written by a man who has devoted his life to serving it. The issues focused on in the book include the following: A.The misuse and abuse of authority by the Church down through the centuries; how this happened, and what structural and systemic change is needed to overcome it. B. Two problematic doctrines that are part of Church teaching: Infallibility and the Virgin Birth. Flannery questions both the meaning and the use made of both. C. Opening up the Church to all believers, including women. D. Abolishing compulsory celibacy for priests.

Keeping the Faith: Church of Rome or Church of Christ

Mercier Press

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The death of religious life?

From the Inside: A Priest's View of the Catholic Church

Keeping the Faith: Church of Rome or Church of Christ