NEW JERSEY
ArriveNet
COLONIA, N.J., June 9, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Unscrupulous evangelists and predatory priests have shamed Protestant and Catholic leadership and promoted mistrust among their faithful. Restoring Honor to an Honorable Vocation (now available through AuthorHouse) by Dieuner Joseph critically addresses the churches' guilt while encouraging members of the religious community to maintain strong spirituality.
"This is a book about promoting and safeguarding the integrity of the many faithful and committed priests and pastors whose prophetic voices are drowned out by the boisterous and vulgar pandemonium of the priestly charlatans and the Ecclesial imposters that have hijacked many of our churches," Joseph writes.
Restoring Honor to an Honorable Vocation offers readers an honest look at the problem of sexual abuse by priests and pastors and challenges Catholic and Protestant churches to be more proactive in dealing with the issue. From a pastor's point-of-view, Joseph maintains that congregational trust and support must be regained. Religious leaders who display "holier-than-thou" attitudes while shuffling the guilty in and out of parishes to conceal embarrassing truths must hold pedophile priests accountable. As well, he calls to task those Protestant pastors who have used their vocation as a ticket to fame and fortune.
Posted by kshaw at June 9, 2005 04:56 PM