Bishop for a Day

Never before in living memory has the Catholic Church struggledand suffered as much as it has in the last three decades. The sexualand physical abuse of the young by churchmen precipitated apublic relations disaster with the consequent loss of some threebillion dollars in legal expenses and the defrocking of thousands ofclergymen. The primary victims of this crisis were the abused youthand their families. But also victimized were the Church's missionaryand vocation efforts. The lack of clergy prompted the closure ofhealthy parishes and curtailment of youth ministries. It is now timefor the Church to rise up and deal with all these tough problems. Butit needs new and bold ideas to solve these manifold crises. This bookoffers the Church leaders such new and bold ideas.