“All the strength of Satan’s reign is due to the easy-going weakness of Catholics”
– Pope St. Pius X, 1908, discourse at the beatification of St. Joan of Arc
“It is the duty of all Catholics worthy, of the name … to endeavour to bring back all civil society to the pattern and form of Christianity which We have described”
– Pope Leo XIII, 1885, Immortale Dei
“The profound thing which Cardinal Manning said to me was this: ‘all human conflict is ultimately theological’…….. He never admitted the possibility of compromise between Catholic and non-Catholic society. He perceived the necessary conflict, and gloried in it.”
Many who are concerned today about the state of the Catholic Church point to the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965).
For some the Council represents “a Second Pentecost”; to others, however, it represents “a Second Crucifixion.” For the former the latter are dissident, disobedient and even schismatic; for the latter the former are modernist, heretical and even apostate.
How is it possible that a Church Council could provoke such turmoil and such profound hostility amongst the faithful? Is it a matter of misunderstanding? Is it a matter of interpretation? Or is it a question of Dogma misrepresented and distorted?
This informative reference handbook is the first of its kind. It compares the authoritative pronouncements of the Church both before and after Vatican II, in a convenient double-column format.
At the turn of a page, the reader can judge for himself which is the correct diagnosis of today’s crisis. It presents the evidence clearly and concisely, while aggressively challenging those who declare: “There is no crisis in the Church”.
For a single copy within the UK please send a cheque or postal order for £15.00, payable to: ‘The Saint George Educational Trust’, to: SGET, 225 Andover House, George Yard, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1PB
