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The Westminster cardinals : the past and the future /

This book will look at the lives of ten men who have been appointed by Rome to head the Roman Catholic Church in this country. The biographies will be set against the background of four main topics: 1. in 1850 RCs were still a marginalized community, an uneasy amalgam of recusant families Irish immi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Walsh, Michael J., 1937-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Burns & Oates, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book will look at the lives of ten men who have been appointed by Rome to head the Roman Catholic Church in this country. The biographies will be set against the background of four main topics: 1. in 1850 RCs were still a marginalized community, an uneasy amalgam of recusant families Irish immigrants and distinguished converts. The challenge was to create an indigenous Catholicism. 2. The Church in Britain had to contend with a constituency which tended to be poor and illiterate. Part of the Archbishops` drive was to boost education and thus drive Catholics out of poverty 3. Relations wit.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 256 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and index.
ISBN:9781441142863
144114286X