Goodbye, Good Men: How Liberals Brought Corruption into the Catholic Church by Michael S. Rose
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- Pub. Date: May 2002
- 288pp
- Sales Rank: 432,782
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- Pub. Date: May 2002
- Publisher: Regnery Publishing, Inc., An Eagle Publishing Company
- Format: Hardcover, 288pp
- Sales Rank: 432,782
- ISBN-13: 9780895261441
- ISBN: 0895261448
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Goodbye, Good Men provides the real story behind the sex scandal currently rocking the Catholic church. Investigative reporter Michael Rose has conducted countless interviews and exhaustive research to uncover several out-of-control seminaries as the root cause of the scandal. While most pundits and critics are calling for liberalization of the Church in the wake of these scandals, Rose presents compelling evidence that liberal influence is the very cause of the crisis. The revelations in Goodbye, Good Men will shock the nation and ignite a firestorm of debate on the subject.
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Written shortly before the current scandal broke upon the Roman Catholic Church, Rose's book seems almost prophetic as he documents the systematic rejection of pious, orthodox seminary applicants in many dioceses and the encouragement of questionable attitudes and agendas. Rose (Ugly As Sin), who was editor of St. Catherine Review for seven years, is the author of numerous articles, essays, and books that question the wisdom of contemporary liberal Catholicism. Here, he discusses the causes of the chronic priest shortage, including the misuse of psychological screening and what appears to be blatant discrimination against the kind of young men who were once considered ideal candidates for the vocation. He gives a disturbing glimpse behind the scenes that may go far in explaining the church's present difficulties. Based primarily on interviews, the book is carefully footnoted and contains a bibliography of sources cited and consulted. Highly recommended for anyone interested in this prominent topic, and for public and academic libraries. [This book was briefly available in paperback from Aquinas Publishing in spring 2002 with a different subtitle and foreword; this hardcover edition is the only one currently available. Ed.] C. Robert Nixon, MLS, Lafayette, IN Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
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Goodbye, Good Men: How Liberals Brought Corruption into the Catholic Churchby Anonymous
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August 11, 2003: The thesis of this book is that the Catholic priest shortage in the United States is artificial and has been caused primarily by America?s seminaries. Author Michael Rose claims that ?Church officials with immediate responsibility for promoting and fostering vocations are turning away qualified candidates.? However the content of the book does not support this claim. (The book was originally subtitled ?How Catholic Seminaries Turned Away Two Generations of Vocations From the Priesthood.? A month after its first appearance, it was published by Regnery with the more sensationalist ?How Liberals Brought Corruption into the Catholic Church.?) The core of the book (chapters 2-10) presents individual stories related to vocation directors, admission procedures and seminary experiences. By my count, Rose presents accounts from 66 individuals - 21 priests, 24 former or current seminarians, 15 men inquiring into priesthood or applicants to seminaries, 4 professors, 1 doctor, and 1 applicant to the permanent diaconate. Some are as brief as a few sentences, while the case of one priest fills a chapter. Many are second-hand. Two-fifths are anonymous. All are selected to shock and scandalize. But most of the stories do not speak to the claim that American seminaries turn away qualified candidates! The priests, though critical of their seminaries, did in fact become priests. The story of the deacon applicant is irrelevant, as are stories of foreign seminarians with no experience of U.S. seminaries. Of 4 professors, only one served on a seminary faculty. More pertinent are stories of actual applicants and seminarians. Among the inquirers and applicants, 5 decided for themselves not to pursue priesthood, 6 applied but were rejected, and in 4 cases the outcome is not revealed. Among seminarians, one was currently enrolled, 8 withdrew voluntarily, 5 were dismissed, and in 10 cases, there is no indication. So, Rose reports LESS THAN A DOZEN CASES in which a man was rejected during admissions or dismissed from a seminary! This scant evidence simply does not support Rose's claim that vocation directors, admission boards, and seminary faculty and administrators are responsible for a nationwide decrease in the number of seminarians. Looking for research, I found tabloid journalism: Just repeat enough disturbing tales, insinuate misconduct, scandalize the reader, and reliable research will be unnecessary. If you seek substance and insight into challenges facing the church, look elsewhere.
Goodbye, Good Men: How Liberals Brought Corruption into the Catholic Churchby Anonymous
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January 30, 2003: So boring and use of other people's material in an untruthful fable of how homosexuals and pedophiles ruined the Catholic Church. The truth is, there is no correlation between these apples/oranges. The predominently heterosexual priests have done themselves in as have the princes of the Church who allowed raping children to prevail instead of letting normal men have the outlet of sexual union with women.
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