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Second Spring Of Church In America

Second Spring Of Church In America

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Publisher: St Augustine's Press
ISBN: 9781890318796
Number of Pages: 204
Published: 15/11/1999
Width: 15.1 cm
Height: 25.2 cm
Monsignor George Kelly, one of the great churchmen of our time, turns a keen but loving eye on the contemporary Church in this magnificent new book. On several notable occasions in the past, Monsignor Kelly has set before his readers the status quo of Roman Catholicism in the United States. But in this new book, he combines as never before an unclouded vision of unfortunate aspects of the contemporary Church with a robust optimism concerning what lies ahead. He rivals John Paul II in his uncanny ability to go to the heart of the matter and put his finger on where things have gone wrong and are still going wrong. In Second Spring of the Church in America, his negative diagnosis and positive prognosis center on the role of the bishops. Readers will find here surprising revelations of just how bad it is in many areas of Catholicism in this country. But Kelly is not interested in amassing a catalog of errors for its own sake. His kindly pastoral eye is ever on the ready for a remedy. The still-imperfect renewal called for by Vatican II is a task for all, but in a special way the bishops must step forward, individually and collectively, to acknowledge what has gone wrong and to lead the Church into the third millennium. Perhaps no other living Catholic could have written this magnificent book, combining cold critique with warm-hearted confidence in what lies ahead for the Church in America.
Preface by Ralph Mclnerny Introduction One: The Catholic Crisis: Its Nature and Scope Two: The Catholic Bishop: Vicar of Christ or No? Three: The Bishops and The Church's Law Four: The Present Episcopal Dilenuna Five: The Priest - Shepherd or Hired Hand? Six: The Bishops and the University Seven: The Catholic Bishops at War Eight: John Paul II and Diocesan Bishops Nine: The Second Spring Appendix: Response of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith to U.S. Bishops on 'Doctrinal Responsibilities.' Notes Index

George A. Kelly

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