by Garry Wills · Doubleday Books · tapa dura · ISBN 9780385494106
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«Papal Sin: Structures of Deceit» is Garry Wills's religious criticism essay, published by Doubleday Books in hardcover (336 pages, in English).
The author examines how the Catholic Church and its hierarchy have avoided confronting the truth since the nineteenth century. Wills analyzes the papacy's resistance to science, democracy and historical criticism, and argues that this lack of honesty has perpetuated doctrinal errors and eroded the institution's credibility.
First edition (2000); the volume includes bibliography and index.
Aimed at readers interested in the history of the Catholic Church, the papacy and contemporary religious thought.
Garry Wills is an American historian, author, and political philosopher. He has written on American history, politics, and religion, particularly the history of the Catholic Church. He won a Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1993 for his book, Lincoln at Gettysburg.
