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New book by Curran
I just received Charles Curran's new book: Loyal Dissent: Memoirs of a Catholic Tradition. I read ch. 10, "My Relationship to the Catholic Church." (Yes, I usually start books at the beginning and will get to the rest of it). In the chapter, he discusses why he has stayed in the church despite being condemned by the "hierarchical magisterium" (he does not concede that he has been condemned by the church). You will recall that Gary Wills was on the verge of saying why he stays in the church, but somehow failed to do so. Hans Kung has many times explained why he has stayed in the church and those explanations have had an impact on me. I found Curran's discussion to be wise on many subjects including observations on dissent and on his approach to the priesthood, but I found particularly striking and eloquent his discussion of what it means to be a Catholic, the nature of the Catholic tradition, and why leaving the church is not even a choice for him.
New book by Curran
I just received Charles Curran's new book: Loyal Dissent: Memoirs of a Catholic Tradition. I read ch. 10, "My Relationship to the Catholic Church." (Yes, I usually start books at the beginning and will get to the rest of it). In the chapter, he discusses why he has stayed in the church despite being condemned by the "hierarchical magisterium" (he does not concede that he has been condemned by the church). You will recall that Gary Wills was on the verge of saying why he stays in the church, but somehow failed to do so. Hans Kung has many times explained why he has stayed in the church and those explanations have had an impact on me. I found Curran's discussion to be wise on many subjects including observations on dissent and on his approach to the priesthood, but I found particularly striking and eloquent his discussion of what it means to be a Catholic, the nature of the Catholic tradition, and why leaving the church is not even a choice for him.
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