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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Catholicism Paperback - 2003

by Bob O'Gorman; Mary Faulkner

This wide-ranging examination of the origins, rise to power, and present-day role of the Catholic religion has now been updated to include a behind the headlines look at the recent abuse cases within the church, as well as explanations of rituals, beliefs, and sacraments practiced by countless millions around the world.


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This wide-ranging examination of the origins, rise to power, and present-day role of the Catholic religion has now been updated to include a behind the headlines look at the recent abuse cases within the church, as well as explanations of rituals, beliefs, and sacraments practiced by countless millions around the world.

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  • Title The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Catholicism
  • Author Bob O'Gorman; Mary Faulkner
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 2nd
  • Pages 448
  • Publisher Alpha, New York
  • Date August 5, 2003
  • ISBN 9781592570850

About the author

Bob O'Gorman holds both a Master's degree and a Ph.D. in religious education. He has published several books on U.S. Catholic history and education and teaches at the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola.
Mary Faulkner holds a Master's degree in religious education, and is a freelance writer, director of the Institute of Integrated Healing Arts in Nashville, and a psychotherapist in private practice. She is the author of "Supreme Authority: Understanding Power in the Catholic Church."
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