Catholic history for today's church
Subtitle: how our past illuminates our present
By: John W. O'Malley, SJ
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9781442250024
Subjects: Doctrines; Catholic Church; History
Notes: "A Sheed & Ward book."

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Part I : the papacy and the popes. The Millennium and the papalization of Catholicism ; Papal job descriptions : yesterday and today ; Cardinals in conclave : a troubled history ; Reform of the Roman Curia : historical and theological perspectives ; The beatification of Pope Pius IX ; Two Popes : Benedict and Francis; title: Part II : two councils : Trent and Vatican II. The council of Trent : myths, misunderstandings, and unintended consequences ; Bishops and theologians at the council of Trent : a lesson for today ; The council of Trent and Michelangelo's Last Judgement ; Ten surefire ways to mix up the teaching of Vatican II ; What happened and did not happen at Vatican II ; Dialog and the identity of Vatican II ; Two councils compared : Trent and Vatican II; title: Part III : the church at large. Some basics about celibacy ; Were Medieval universities Catholic? ; Excommunicating politicians ; One priesthood, two traditions.