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The Best Catholics in the World - The Irish, the Church and the End of a Special Relationship (Paperback)
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The Best Catholics in the World - The Irish, the Church and the End of a Special Relationship (Paperback)
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The Number One Bestseller Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards
2021 'A great achievement . . . Brilliant, engaging and essential'
Colm Toibin 'At once intimate and epic, this is a landmark book'
Fintan O'Toole When Dubliner Derek Scally goes to Christmas Eve
Mass on a visit home from Berlin, he finds more memories than
congregants in the church where he was once an altar boy. Not for
the first time, the collapse of the Catholic Church in Ireland
brings to mind the fall of another powerful ideology - East German
communism. While Germans are engaging earnestly with their past,
Scally sees nothing comparable going on in his native land. So he
embarks on a quest to unravel the tight hold the Church had on the
Irish. He travels the length and breadth of Ireland and across
Europe, going to Masses, novenas, shrines and seminaries, talking
to those who have abandoned the Church and those who have held on,
to survivors and campaigners, to writers, historians, psychologists
and many more. And he has probing and revealing encounters with
Vatican officials, priests and religious along the way. The Best
Catholics in the World is the remarkable result of his three-year
journey. With wit, wisdom and compassion Scally gives voice and
definition to the murky and difficult questions that face a society
coming to terms with its troubling past. It is both a lively
personal odyssey and a resonant and gripping work of reporting that
is a major contribution to the story of Ireland. 'Reflective,
textured, insightful and original ... rich with history,
interrogation and emotional intelligence' Diarmaid Ferriter, Irish
Times 'An unblinking look at the collapse of the Church and
Catholic deference in Ireland. Excellent and timely' John Banville,
The Sunday Times 'Engaging and incisive' Caelainn Hogan, author of
Republic of Shame 'Remarkable ... Essential reading for anyone
concerned about history and forgetting' Michael Harding
'Fair-minded ... thoughtful' Melanie McDonagh, The Times 'Very
pacey and entertaining ... and it changed how I regard Ireland and
our history for good. Fantastic' Oliver Callan 'Original,
thought-provoking and very engaging' Marie Collins 'A provocative
insight into a time that many would rather forget' John Boyne
'Challenging' Mary McAleese 'Explores this subject in a way that
I've never seen before' Hugh Linehan, Irish Times
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