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THE BOOK OF GOMORRAH AND ST. PETER DAMIAN?S STRUGGLE AGAINST IBD

ITE AD THOMAM BOOKS AND MEDIA
10 / 2015
9780996704205
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Sinopsis

&ldquo,Alas, it is shameful to speak of it! It is shameful to relate such a disgustingáscandal to sacred ears! But if the doctor fears the virus of the plague, whoáwill apply the cauterization? If he is nauseated by those whom he is to cure,áwho will lead sick souls back to the state of health?&rdquo,With these words, St. Peter Damian introduces the Book of Gomorrah,áundoubtedly the most stirringly eloquent and impassioned denunciation ofásexual perversion ever penned by a Catholic saint. Although it was writtenáalmost a thousand years ago, the Book of Gomorrah in many ways seemsáaddressed to our own times, associating the phenomena of clerical homosexualábehavior and pederasty, and endorsing the imprisonment of clergy who are aádanger to youth.TheáBook of Gomorraháoffers a scathingáanalysis of the evil of sodomy,áwhile also expressing compassion for those who have fallen into such vice and the possibility of their redemption by the aid of divine grace.á 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 isáthe most accurate and faithful availableáin English, andácarries a foreword by Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez,áArchbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara. It also includes aá10,000-word biographical introduction recounting Damian&rsquo,sástruggle against corruption in the Catholic Church, and a translator&rsquo,s preface that breaks new scholarly ground andáresolves old controversies about the text.

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