Bastei Lübbe
Hardcover, 285 pages
First Release: 09/25/2010
ISBN: 978-3-431-03829-3
Sie befinden sich hier: Startseite
print page
Michael Hebeis
Black Book Church
Contemporary/ Social/ Politics
The real story of power and abuse
For almost 2000 years, one institution has been claiming the right to be regarded as the sole moral compass and fount of spiritual authority, and this is an institution that has, at closer look, more dark stains on its soul than any other organization in the world: the Catholic Church. The reactions of church superiors are always the same: silence and cover-up.
Michael Hebeis shows that there is a system in the Catholic Church’s greed for power and its willful ignorance. In his BLACK BOOK, he goes for the first time through the complete list of sins committed by the Catholic Church, ranging from anti-Semitism to pedophilia. These cases are not just about the transgressions of individual clergy, but also about the big sins that accumulated in two millennia and were committed in tacit agreement with the Vatican or even on the Vatican’s behalf or instruction. It is a shocking and scandalous record, which proves that the Church has been ruthlessly pursuing its power interests, for centuries, and either ignores or gags its critics. A must read - not only for people who are critical of the Church but also for frustrated believers.
For almost 2000 years, one institution has been claiming the right to be regarded as the sole moral compass and fount of spiritual authority, and this is an institution that has, at closer look, more dark stains on its soul than any other organization in the world: the Catholic Church. The reactions of church superiors are always the same: silence and cover-up.
Michael Hebeis shows that there is a system in the Catholic Church’s greed for power and its willful ignorance. In his BLACK BOOK, he goes for the first time through the complete list of sins committed by the Catholic Church, ranging from anti-Semitism to pedophilia. These cases are not just about the transgressions of individual clergy, but also about the big sins that accumulated in two millennia and were committed in tacit agreement with the Vatican or even on the Vatican’s behalf or instruction. It is a shocking and scandalous record, which proves that the Church has been ruthlessly pursuing its power interests, for centuries, and either ignores or gags its critics. A must read - not only for people who are critical of the Church but also for frustrated believers.
