Everything that pleased fans of John Paul II’s Theology of the Body will please them in this book, for it is a sustained and substantial elaboration of the themes concerning marriage enunciated by the late pope. The dependence on John Paul II is explicitly stated and is everywhere obvious-the index contains thirty-eight references to the pope. Like John Paul II, Cardina (...)
July 14, 2006
Books
Body Beautiful
The Nuptial MysteryAngelo Cardinal ScolaTranslated by Michelle K. BorasEerdmans, $29, 444 pp.
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