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Title: Catholic Anti-Catholicism
Review: Will's book must make Dave Hunt and Jimmy Swaggert proud. In his evident, and long-running, anger at the Church for not approving contraception he attempts to undermine the authority of the papacy with its alleged sins. The authority of the papacy is no more undermined by these real or alleged papal sins than the presidency is by Bill Clinton's real or alleged sins. However, not only is this ad hominem argument a logical fallacy, it is also a theological fallacy, since Christ did not promise impeccability to his Church, only infallibility and indefectability. The result is that Will comes off as a purveyor of gossip, rather than a journalist. Both the faith and the papacy will easily survive this little temper tantrum.
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