PositiveBooklistMore than four decades after laying aside his clerical collar, Carroll calls for a complete dismantling of the Catholic priesthood. In making that call, Carroll revisits the investigative journalism he did in the past to expose both the widespread priestly sexual abuse of innocent young parishioners and the ecclesiastical cover-up ... To many Catholic readers, Carroll’s argument will look like a surrender to liberal Protestantism, but the hard questions Carroll poses will stimulate vigorous debate.
