The Book of Gomorrah and St. Peter Damian's Struggle Against

The Book of Gomorrah and St. Peter Damian's Struggle Against Ecclesiastical Corruption

â€œAlas, it is shameful to speak of it! It is shameful to relate such a disgusting scandal to sacred ears! But if the doctor fears the virus of the plague, who will apply the cauterization? If he is nauseated by those whom he is to cure, who will lead sick souls back to the state of health?â€

With these words, St. Peter Damian introduces the Book of Gomorrah, an eloquent and impassioned denunciation of a plague of homosexuality among the Catholic clergy during the 11th century. Although it was written almost a thousand years ago, the Book of Gomorrah seems addressed to our own times, associating the phenomena of clerical homosexuality and pederasty, and endorsing the imprisonment of clergy who are a danger to youth.

The Book of Gomorrah offers a scathing analysis of the evil of sodomy, while also expressing compassion for those who have fallen into such vice and the possibility of their redemption by the aid of divine grace. It explains the devastating effects of the vice both spiritually and psychologically, and warns that such behavior, particularly among the clergy, will bring down the wrath of God. It also urges the permanent defrocking of clerics who are habituated to homosexual behavior and endorses the permanent confinement those guilty of child sex abuse.

This new translation by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman is the most accurate and faithful available in English, and carries a foreword by Cardinal Juan Sandoval IÃ±iguez, Archbishop
Emeritus of Guadalajara. It includes a 10,000-word biographical introduction recounting Damianâ€™s struggle against corruption in the Catholic Church, and a translatorâ€™s preface that breaks new scholarly ground and resolves old controversies about the text.
Country USA
Manufacturer Ite ad Thomam Books and Media
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-10-14
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Ite ad Thomam Books and Media
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-10-14
Format	Kindle eBook

The Book of Gomorrah and St. Peter Damian's Struggle Against Ecclesiastical Corruption

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