Breaking faith
Subtitle: the Pope, the people, and the fate of Catholicism
By: John Cornwell.
Publisher: Viking Compass
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
Subjects: John Paul -- II, -- Pope, -- 1920-; Catholic Church -- History -- 1965-
Description: "Breaking Faith addresses issues that range from the core concepts of everyday practice to the organization of the Church worldwide - the "graying" of the priesthood, the growing discontent among women religious, the determination of the hard-line conservative movement to close ranks against any hint of dissent - and finally, the power of Rome, the role of the Pope, and the lasting effects of John Paul II's autocratic rule."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-297) and index.