Recommended Reading from Fr. Tom Doyle

Sacrilege: Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church

by Dr. Leon J. Podles

Book Description

“Sacrilege” explores the deep roots of the Catholic Church’s sexual-abuse scandal, revealing its full depth and breadth. In horrifying yet necessary detail, former federal investigator Leon Podles surveys the full extent of the damage, showing how victims were failed by bishops, laity, therapists, police, courts, press, and even popes.
 Examining the history behind today's headlines, Dr. Podles reveals how centuries-old theological errors encouraged blind submission to hierarchy, by making obedience to authority the highest virtue.
He also shines a light on the new theological errors, popularized since Vatican II, that glorify every type of sexual expression–including pedophilia.
“Sacrilege” will prove an essential resource for all those concerned with the history and future of Catholicism.

About the Author

Leon J. Podles worked for twenty years as a Federal investigator. He received a Catholic education, attended seminary for a time, and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.

He is author of The Church Impotent: The Feminization of Christianity (Spence, 1999) and a Senior Editor of Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity.

His writing has appeared in America, The American Spectator, Crisis, and other publications.

He serves on the board of BishopAccountability.org.