The Truth of Catholicism

The Catholic Church is, arguably, the most controversial institution on the planet. Whether the question is the uniqueness of Jesus Christ, the relationship of Catholicism to other religious communities, the meaning of freedom, the use and abuse of sex, the dignity of human life from conception until natural death, or the role of women, the Catholic Church has taken challenging positions that some find inexplicable, even cruel. This book explores many of the controversies provoked by Catholicism from inside the convictions that make the Church's teaching not just possible, but necessary. It will enable the curious and the discontented to see in Catholicism affirmation and celebration of the human condition, not condemnation and mindless prohibition. Weigel presents Catholic faith and practice as a vast and liberating terrain on which to live a fully human life.