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Book SynopsisHow can you still be Catholic? Cradle Catholic Christopher Sparks takes the questionhead on, addressing an array of controversial issues and offering the same answer given bySt. Peter 2,000 years ago: Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life(Jn 6:60).
Christopher Sparks asked Facebook friends to finish the question: How can you still beCatholic when? And then answered them, keeping each answer to about three pages,large font, and including recommended reading for those who want to go deeper. Thesequestions touch on some of the biggest issues people grapple with when they think aboutthe Catholic Church: the Inquisition; the Crusades; the Church's role in a state; homosexuality; women in the Church; and others. None of the answers is intended to becomprehensive, but rather as a way to offer people a way into the conversation. Sparkswants to equip Catholics to give a defense for the hope that is in them (see 1 Pt 3:15), togive questioning souls a sense that there actually are answers to these questions, and givethose who fight the faith pause.
Topics include:
the Inquisition
the Crusades
the Church's role in a state
homosexuality
procreation
women's place in the Church
and much more.
For practicing Catholics, Sparks will equip you to give a defense for the hope that is in yourheart. For doubting souls, you will be happy to learn there are perfectly good answers toyour perfectly reasonable questions. For those who have fought the Church tooth and nail,yield the floor a moment to Christopher Sparks. Hear him out. It's time to move beyond themyths!
