VOWS OF

 SILENCE

THE ABUSE OF POWER IN THE PAPACY OF JOHN PAUL II

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AUTHOR   JASON BERRY

At  Southern Methodist University   UMPHREY LEE BALLROOM

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“Vows of Silence  is one of the most important books to appear on the current sexual-abuse crisis in the Catholic Church.  This is a detailed, carefully documented work, consistent with the highest standards of journalism.  The authors lay the blame squarely on the papacy of John Paul II, who appointed the bishops who mishandled the crisis and who protected and openly promoted those, like Mr. Maciel, the founder of the cult-like Legion of Christ, who are key to understanding its acute harmfulness and worldwide scope.”

  --Rev. Richard P. McBrien, Crowley-O’Brien Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame, and author of  Catholicism

Then the bishop asked a classically American question:

Didn’t anybody blow the whistle?