The Catholic Church in the Twentieth Century
Subtitle: Renewing and Reimaging the City of God (Theology)
Contributors: John G. Deedy (Editor); John C. Cort (Editor)
Publisher: Michael Glazier Books
Published: December 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780814659472
Subjects: Religion; History; Christianity - History - Catholic; Religion - Catholicism; Religion - Roman Catholic; Religion - Classic Works; Institutions & Organizations; Ecclesiology & Church government; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Catholic Church; Christian Theology - General; 20th century; Doctrines
First sentence: There is an old adage in Rome that a "political" pope is followed by a "religious" one, that a pope who sought to relate the Church to the external political worlds tends to be succeeded by one who focuses on the interior life of the Church.