The Pope's War Why Ratzinger's Secret Crusade Has Imperiled the Church and How It Can Be Saved

by Fox, Matthew; Chilton, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9781402786297
• ISBN10: 1402786298
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-05-03
• Publisher: Sterling Ethos

Summary

The Pope's Waroffers a provocative look at three decades of corruption in the Catholic Church, focusing on Josef Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI. Matthew Fox presents insights from his 12-year, up-close-and-personal battle with Ratzinger, tracing the historical roots of degradation in the Church and offering a new way to understand why Benedict XVI is now mired in crisis as Pope. Fox then outlines his vision for a new Catholicism-one that is not Vatican-based but truly universal, celebrating critical thinking, diversity, and justice. MATTHEW FOXwas forbidden to teach theology by the then-Cardinal in 1988. He was later dismissed from the Dominican order. After being welcomed into the Anglican communion, he started the University of Creation Spirituality, which operated until 2007. He is now a visiting scholar, and operates a successful program for the education of inner-city teenagers. Fox's books have sold half-a-million copies in forty-two languages Fox's media reach includes but is not limited toThe New York Times,Los Angeles Times,Rolling Stone,Peoplemagazine,Yoga Journal,San Francisco Chronicle,Capitol Times,Utne Reader,Tikkun,Chicago Tribune,Toronto Star,Washington Post, andThe Guardian

Author Biography

After being forbidden to teach theology by the then-Cardinal Ratzinger in 1988, Matthew Fox was welcomed into the Anglican community, where he started the University of Creation Spirituality. He is now a visiting scholar, and operates a successful program for the education of inner-city teenagers. Matthew Fox lives in Oakland, California.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction: Tumbling Down…Just Like the Berlin Wall	p. xiii
The Making of an Inquisitor: Ratzinger's Life Story	p. 1
The Young Ratzinger	p. 3
Ratzinger's Conversion	p. 13
Ratzinger's Chosen Enemies	p. 31
The Inquisitor's Enemies: Haring and Boff	p. 33
The Inquisitor's Enemies: Casaldáliga, Javorova, and Callan	p. 54
The Inquisitor's Enemies: The Creation Spirituality Movement	p. 75
Ratzinger's Allies: With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies?	p. 103
Opus Dei	p. 106
The Legion of Christ and Father Maciel: Communion and Liberation and Cardinal Law	p. 125
Sister Jane Blows the Whistle about the Pedophile Crisis	p. 145
The End of the Catholic Church as We Know It and the Birth of a Truly Catholic Christianity	p. 171
Some Myths That Catholics Need to Surrender	p. 174
Treasures from the Burning Building: What Is Worth Saving?	p. 188
Toward a Truly Catholic Christianity and a Post-Vatican Catholicism	p. 201
Grieving, Then Acting: Twenty-Five Concrete Steps to Take Christianity into the Future	p. 226
Appendix: Wailing Wall of Silenced, Expelled, or Banished Theologians and Pastoral Leaders under Ratzinger	p. 238
Acknowledgments	p. 241
Notes	p. 267
Index	p. 279
About the Author	p. 279
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