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Title: Goodbye! Good Men: How Catholic Seminaries Turned Away Two Generations of Vocations From the Priesthood by Michael S. Rose ISBN: 0-9676371-1-2 Publisher: Aquinas Publishing Ltd. Pub. Date: 15 April, 2002 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.28 (54 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The True Scandle of the Catholic Church
Comment: The current crisis in the Catholic Church as portrayed by the media obscures the real issues, this book present what is one of the real issues at the heart of the current crisis - the corruption of the seminary from vocation directors, to the culture at seminary, to the content of teaching. P>This well researched book by Michael Rose documents the abuses that have spawned the current crisis (although researched and written before the outbreak of the current crisis).
The focus of this book is about how men who express a desire to live a manly total self-sacrificial life of priestly celibacy are persecuted by heterodox agendas be they feminist, homosexual or what have you. The greatest role model for the priesthood is John Paul II. Read 'A Witness to Hope' or get the video to learn who this man really is. His witness to the mystical connection he has to Christ is inspiring and calls forth vocations sleeping dormant. The only tragedy is that the best example of manly sacrifice is so far from the daily contact of seminarians, instead they have gay mentors who try to seduce them and convince them of 'theologies' that amount to rebellion against the faith . . . and who is the inspiration of rebellion? The dark one, satan.
How could it be that men who profess a commitment to the Catholic Church, Her teachings and the leadership of the Pope are deemed ill-suited to priestly life?
The Gate-Keepers are corrupt. This book documents the evidence.
Rating: 5
Summary: Every Catholic Should Read This Book
Comment: Mr. Rose's book should be read by every Catholic. I've heard critics dismiss this book as homophobic, full of outdated thinking, contrary to Vatican II, etc. The book is none of these things. Rather, Mr. Rose points out how the REAL principles of Vatican II, which are readily discernable to anyone who actually reads the documents. The "outdated thinking" that critics dismiss are the very same ideas that fill the catechism and the documents of Vatican II. In other words, the teaching of the Church.
Mr. Rose builds an impressive case to back up his points: statistics (e.g. numbers of seminarians by year and diocese), case testimonies from former seminaries (some of them now priests), quotations from vocational directors, bishops, etc.
The books is incredibly timely, especially in light of the recent scandals where priests have been sexually involved with teenage boys. (The book went to the publisher before these recent scandals broke, making the timeliness all the more surprising).
The book may shock and anger you (it should), but it will also give you hope, as Rose documents signs that the movement to return to orthodoxy and loyalty to Church teaching is gaining momentum (orthodox seminaries are filled to capacity). If enough Catholics read this book and act on it, that return to orthodoxy and the legitimate teachings of the Church, as found in the catechism and the documents of Vatican II, will happen much sooner.
Rating: 5
Summary: The reasons for the "contrived" priest shortage - and more!
Comment: In an informative and well-written book, Michael Rose has given what is, to date, the best reasons for the present priesthood crisis.
The author claims that the reason we have a shortage of priests (at least, in many dioceses) is because for many years qualified candidates in those dioceses have been turned away. He claims that those who hold true to the authentic magisterial teachings of Holy Mother Church are, in those places, rejected in favor of men who oppose Her, especially in teachings concerning homosexuality, celibacy, an all-male priesthood, divorce, and contraception. This predictably has resulted in scandals, heterodox teachings from the pulpit, and less reverence in our houses of worship and in our liturgies.
He further claims that the reason qualified candidates are rejected is because those who would want to overthrow Holy Mother Church have made their way into powerful positions in many (but certainly not all) dioceses and seminaries, including many bishops. These people have in turn become "gatekeepers"; filtering out the qualified candidates and welcoming the unqualified. The stories that some of his interviewees tell about what goes on in heterodox seminaries are incredible.
The author has hit the nail right on the head with this book. It does not take a genius to see that the overall quality of our priests has gone down significantly in the last 30 or so years, and that the quality of the liturgy and the reverence shown by the faithful has gone down with it (but make no mistake - there are still plenty of faithful, reverent Catholics out there, and faithful priests and bishops who maintain loyalty to Rome; they are just getting fewer and further between).
And the answer the author proposes to this crisis is just so obvious; any faithful Catholic could tell you. More orthodox Catholicism, NOT LESS! We do not need to trash Vatican II; that council did not encourage disobedience and irreverence - rather, it reaffirmed them.
An excellent book - five stars easily.
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Title: Goodbye, Good Men: How Liberals Brought Corruption into the Catholic Church by Michael S. Rose ISBN: 0895261448 Publisher: Regnery Publishing Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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