John Zmirak
Regnery, 2016
256 pages, paperback $21.99
Zmirak’s new guide refutes misconceptions about the Catholic Church and separates rumor from truth when it comes to Catholic traditions, faith, and controversial leaders. Some of these politically incorrect truths include: Catholics don’t have to believe in global warming; Catholic teaching favors gun rights, capitalism, and a strong defense; Catholic “social teaching” isn’t liberal, it’s conservative; and the Crusades are something to be proud of.
As with all of his books, Zmirak’s fidelity to the teachings of the Church is without question, his scholarship will surprise even the best-read intellectual — and his sly humor will leave most readers with a belly laugh … or two.
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