Ministers of Christ: Recovering the Roles of Clergy and Laity in an Age of Confusion

by Kwasniewski, Peter
ISBN: 9781644135365
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In this bold and powerful book, Dr. Peter Kwasniewski marshals an irrefutable defense of the Church's historical teaching that her liturgical ministries ï 1/2ï 1/2ï 1/2 including those of lector and altar server ï 1/2ï 1/2ï 1/2 should be performed exclusively by men.

God created the two sexes for profound reasons, explains Dr. Kwasniewski, and we diminish human beings when we lose sight of those reasons. He asserts that the interdependence of the two sexes strengthens both men and women and that the complementary characteristics of masculinity and femininity are indispensable to human development. The manifest differences between the sexes have informed the Church's vision on the roles of men and women in the liturgy for centuries, and they are now under attack not only from outside the Catholic Church but also within it, threatening the very order and coherence of civilization itself.

Dr. Kwasniewski thoughtfully reflects on Scripture, Ch

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Kwasniewski, Peter
  • ISBN: 9781644135365
  • Condition: Used
  • Number Of Pages: 320
  • Publication Year: 2021
Language: English