January 28, 2000

Books

The Reform of the Papacy

The Reform of the PapacyThe Costly Call to Christian UnityJohn R. QuinnCrossroad, $19.95, 189 pp.

Martin E. Marty

The reform of the papacy, here advocated by Archbishop John R. Quinn, is a good idea for several reasons. Aware of the "if it ain’t broke don’t fix it" principle, Quinn finds enough broken to merit a call for fixing. Such reform is of intrinsic value in respect to an institution integral to the life of the world’s largest religious communion. Reform is of ev (...)


 

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