Now is the Appointed Time - Calvanese, Carmen J.

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Résumé :
The necessity for meaningful change and reform in the Roman Catholic Church is not just the opinion of the few but a consensus of the many. It is no secret; many Catholics today are discontent with the leadership of the church. The once bastion of the faithful are steadily drifting away from Catholicism, some for personal reasons, but the majority of Catholics that have moved on to other denominations or none at all are those who have become disillusioned and disenchanted by the controlling forces of leadership. That is the hierarchy that has failed to modernize the church by bringing its practices and ways of being church into the twenty-first century--especially the leadership that has insufficiently addressed the causes and remedies of the scandalous abuses of pedophile priests. It appears by most accounts that the leadership of the church has not been able to recognize the signs of the times. It is rather obvious; we live in a troubled world, acculturated by sex, greed, violence, and power. These self-destructive futilities grow from the seeds of obsession in the existence of the many. Therefore, reforms are absolutely essential to ensure that Catholicism has a future in the world.

Biographie:
In 1974, Carmen Calvanese launched what would grow into a multi-million-dollar real estate enterprise serving the Philadelphia area. After years of navigating economic turbulence and market volatility, he chose to return to academia, pursuing studies in Philosophy and Theology. Over the next twelve years and after thousands of hours of dedicated study, primarily at La Salle University Carmen earned a Doctorate in the Philosophy of Theology from the Graduate Theological Foundation. He ultimately shifted his focus from real estate development to education, scholarship, and writing....