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050 _aBX 1658.2
_b.R839 2013
100 _aRufo, Aries C.
_945711
245 0 _aAltar of secrets :
_bsex, politics, and money in the Philippine Catholic church /
_cAries C. Rufo.
264 _aManila :
_bJournalism for Nation Building Foundation,
_c[2013]
300 _axii, 211 pages
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aThis book keeps the wrongdoing of its bishops and priests - in sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement - within its confines and lets them get away, unpunished. It also delves into how the Church influences policy, as nowhere among Catholic countries in the world is the Church deeply involved in the shaping of policy than in the Philippines. Reforms are taking place, but these are highly dependent on the Church leaders, the bishops who try to change mindsets and systems.
650 _aChristianity and politics
_918337
650 _aMoney
942 _cFIL
999 _c17742
_d17742