Good Catholics : the battle over abortion in the Catholic Church /
This book tells the story of individuals who have engaged in a nearly fifty-year struggle to assert the moral legitimacy of a pro-choice position in the Catholic Church, as well as the concurrent efforts of the Catholic hierarchy to suppress abortion dissent and to translate Catholic doctrine on sex...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
[2014]
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| Summary: | This book tells the story of individuals who have engaged in a nearly fifty-year struggle to assert the moral legitimacy of a pro-choice position in the Catholic Church, as well as the concurrent efforts of the Catholic hierarchy to suppress abortion dissent and to translate Catholic doctrine on sexuality into law. The author recounts a largely untold history of protest and persecution, which demonstrates the profound and surprising influence that the conflict over abortion in the Catholic Church has had not only on the church but also on the very fabric of U.S. politics. The book addresses many hot-button questions about the separation of church and state, including what concessions society should make in public policy to matters of religious doctrine, such as the Catholic ban on contraception.-- |
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| Physical Description: | x, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-320) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520276000 0520276000 |