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THE CHANGING FACE OF THE PRIESTHOOD
by Donald B. Cozzens
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The Liturgical Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 2000. Softcover. 148 pages; The Changing Face of the Priesthood is a remarkable survey of the state of American Catholic clergy today. Donald Cozzens, the president-rector of Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology in Cleveland, combines personal reflection and analysis of empirical data in this brief but wide-ranging book. To explain the shrinking of clerical ranks that has occurred in recent decades, Cozzens tells a familiar story: As the vision of the [Second Vatican Council] became ever clearer, the cultic, pre-conciliar model of priesthood entered into a creative balance with the servant-leader model. The clear identity, the unquestioned status, the exalted privilege--features that helped priests deal with the sacrifices and crosses inherent to their vocation--began to blur. With astonishing candour, Cozzens also zeroes in on some of the more provocative issues among clergy; his discussions of celibacy, homosexuality and sexual abuse of children are particularly insightful. Each of these discussions is driven by the author"s fascination with the way that priests since Vatican II have haltingly acknowledged a need, linked to the very soul of their spirituality, for authentic, human intimacy . This is a smart and loving way of understanding some of the biggest problems of the priesthood. And readers who learn to emulate this book"s clear-eyed compassion will gain great advantage in that never-ending process of helping to heal the Church. ... .
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- Title
- THE CHANGING FACE OF THE PRIESTHOOD
- Author
- Donald B. Cozzens
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Liturgical Press
- Date Published
- 2000
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