The Politically Incorrect Guide to Ca..., John Zmirak
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Ca..., John Zmirak
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism

Author: John Zmirak

Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Unabridged: 13 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/26/2016

Synopsis

A brand-new installment in the beloved Politically Incorrect Guides! The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism is an honest look at the Catholic Church, including history and present controversies, from the author of the Bad Catholic’s Guides.Back by popular demand, the bestselling Politically Incorrect Guides provide an unvarnished, unapologetic overview of controversial topics every American should understand. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism refutes misrepresentations and misconceptions about the Catholic Church and separates rumor from truth when it comes to Catholic traditions, faith, and controversial leaders.

About John Zmirak

John Zmirak is an editor, college teacher, screenwriter, and political columnist. He is author of the popular Bad Catholic’s Guides, Wilhelm Röpke, and The Race to Save Our Century. His essays, poems, and other works have appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, USA Today, the American Conservative, Modern Age, and Commonweal, among others. He edited a number of popular guides to higher education and served as press secretary to Louisiana governor Mike Foster.

About Patrick Lawlor

Patrick Lawlor, an award-winning narrator, is also an accomplished stage actor, director, and combat choreographer. He has worked extensively off Broadway and has been an actor and stuntman in both film and television. He has been an Audie Award finalist multiple times and has garnered several AudioFile Earphones Awards, a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award, and many starred audio reviews from Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews.

Reviews

Goodreads review by William on September 13, 2018

Very clear on how the church was impacted by the modern world.......more

Goodreads review by Ron on May 20, 2020

Heartbreakingly intolerant,- avoid unless you're willing to pay time and money to hear diatribe which you already agreed with before you read the first page. Can't get through it with an open mind, trying to understand the other side's opinion due to its vitriol. Minus one star for the disingenuous t......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on June 22, 2018

At first glance, it would not appear as if I am the obvious choice for a sympathetic reading of this book, which has a lot of nice things to say about Catholicism and the magisterium [1] and tries over and over again to rehabilitate the reputation of Pius XII, who is either among the most libeled pe......more

Goodreads review by Paul on January 25, 2018

Insightful and often very funny, though somewhat marred by a general "conservative political blogger" vibe. Catholic orthodoxy --- also called "conservative" Catholicism, hilariously, as if following the laws of mathematics makes you a "conservative" mathematician --- really has very little to do wi......more

Quotes

“John Zmirak is so brilliant, effervescent, and indefatigably entertaining that I’m much too embarrassed to mention it publicly.” Eric Metaxas, New York Times bestselling author

“A wry combination of the hilarious and the profound: truth delivered with razor wit. As a result, it is compulsively readable.” Robert Reilly, author of The Closing of the Muslim Mind

“An entertaining and enlightening book that will help you to think about Catholicism in ways you may not expect.” Gerald E. Murray, JCD, pastor, Holy Family Church, New York

“The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism should serve as a vital textbook in classrooms of Catholic colleges—though of course, it probably won’t!” Jason Scott Jones, producer, Crescendo

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