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Article: Greeley's book on Vatican II mixes revolution, blarney.(Book Review)
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- April 2, 2004
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THE CATHOLIC REVOLUTION: NEW WINE, OLD WINESKINS, AND THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL
By Andrew Greeley University of California Press, 224 pages, $24.95
The omniprolific Andrew Greeley argues in his latest work that Vatican II really did constitute a "revolution." He used to distrust this metaphor, but in reconsidering sociological data concerning the attitude of "lower clergy" and laity toward sex, authority and personal responsibility, he now finds the metaphor apt. He traces out parallels between the French Revolution and the council. The bishops who insisted on voting for the membership of the committees drafting the conciliar documents signaled a ...