The lesson is that we are not to yearn for the past when all was well, for all was not well or if it seemed all well, then it was the wrong sort of “wellness”.
Fr. Spitzer seeks to reconnect human perception, desire and motivation with an awareness of the existence of God and His self-revelation through Jesus Christ.
In early reports of the Synod, it is disturbing to see a preoccupation with listening and welcoming, with so little attention to the proclamation of the Gospel.
Kengor’s book first covers slavery in history and among all religions before focusing on the documentary history of Roman Catholic opposition to slavery.