Catholicism All-in-One for Dummies

By: Rev. Kenneth Brighenti PhD, Rev. Msgr. James Cafone STD, Rev. Jonathan Toborowsky MA, Rev. John Trigilio Jr. PhD ThD

Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin

Grasp the beliefs and practices about one of the world's oldest religions

Catholicism All-in-One for Dummies is your all-inclusive guide to the Catholic Church and its billions of followers. You'll learn how Catholicism came to be, how it's practiced, and where it stands socially and politically as you explore the rich history and diverse culture surrounding this major religion. Clear, friendly writing takes you inside a mass to understand what happens there, and walks you through a tour of the saints, holidays, the Bible, and the Vatican. Special coverage includes the role of women in the Church and in the Bible, and the tremendous popularity of Pope Francis, who has quickly become one of the Vatican's most-loved leaders. You'll dive into the beliefs and practices of Catholicism and get answers to the most common, confusing, controversial, and worrisome questions.

Catholicism is quickly expanding beyond its 1.2 billion followers, with growing numbers of priests and new baptisms every year. Attendance at papal events has tripled to 6.6 million since Pope Francis' election in 2013, and Catholicism has become the largest religious denomination on the planet by a wide margin. This audiobook explains what makes Catholicism so alluring, giving you insight into the religion and everything it entails.

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Great information for knowing Catholicism.

Contains enough information about Catholicism over a wide variety of areas. This was helpful and informative.

great overall look at the catholic faith

I liked the extensive knolidge inside especially about the saints and popes great read I recommend it to all my catholic friends

Informative

For a non-catholic this book has been very informative. It answers questions I have had since being in high school with friends who are catholic. I wish I had been born catholic. Easy to understand. Narrator is easy to listen to. Very respectable religion.

Thorough Overview with detailed Chapter titles in

impressive Work , especially audible version which I bought has the chapter titles very descriptive all the way through so you can look up specific saints or parts of the mass or other parts of Catholicism. Nice job

Meandering Generalities

Lacks any clear concise answers at any point “ the process of getting from purgatory to heaven is so that you can end up in the right wedding clothes” (it really says that), and it’s over 27 hours long because they are wasting your time. Thanks to the Audible greedy policy I cannot return it.