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A selective history of the papacy (not much about the Borgias) sandwiched between a remembrance of a Jesuit education and an analysis of the Apostles' creed.

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Houghton Mifflin
Language
English
Pages
390

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Subjects
Catholic Church, Apologetic works, Papacy, Histoire, Ouvrages apologétiques, Papauté, Église catholique, Catholic church, apologetic works, New York Times reviewed, Cooking
People
Joseph Ratzinger, Thomas Aquinas, Popes Pius IX to XII, Saint Peter, Popes Paul I to VI, Saint Paul, John Henry Newman, Saint Augustine, William F. Buckley, Gilbert K. Chesterton
Places
Rome, Alexandria, Constantinople
Times
the last two millennia

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First Sentence

"This book is an unintended sequel to my Papal Sin (2000) — unintended because I thought that book treated a narrowly defined and self-enclosed topic, the papacy’s dishonesty in its recent (anti-modern) era."

Table of Contents

Introduction Page 1
I. Born Catholic Page 9
1. Saint Mary’s and Campion Page 13
2. Jesuit Days Page 21
3. Chesterton Page 31
4. Encyclicals Page 43
II. Church Without Papal Primacy Page 53
5. Peter Page 57
6. Paul Page 70
7. Rome Mediating Page 78
8. Rome Meddling Page 85
9. Rome and the East Page 93
10. Rome Turns West Page 109
III. Forms of Papal Primacy Page 123
11. Forgeries and Populism Page 127
12. Rise of the Secular State and the Church Council Page 142
13. Renaissance and Reformation Page 154
14. Trent and England Page 165
15. Ancien Régime and Revolution Page 178
16. War on Democracy Page 190
17. Reign of Terror Page 208
IV. The Vatican II Church Page 223
18. The Great Rebirth Page 226
19. Born to Set Times Right Page 239
20. Fighting Vatican II Page 255
21. Living Vatican II Page 271
22. The Pope’s Loyal Opposition Page 282
V. The Creed Page 293
23. I believe in God*... Page 299
24. ...the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth... Page 308
25. ...and in Jesus Christ our Lord, the only son of God... Page 316
26. ...conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary... Page 324
27. ...shall come to judge the living and the dead... Page 331
Epilogue Page 341
Notes Page 345
Acknowledgments Page 368
Index Page 369

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-367) and index.

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Copyright Date
2002

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hardcover
Pagination
viii, 390 p. ;
Number of pages
390
Weight
722 grams

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OL23246679M
ISBN 10
0618134298
OCLC/WorldCat
50059695
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