Philly.com, August 26, 2012
A writer links sexual abuse scandals and the church's unchecked misuse of its money.
Render Unto Rome
The Secret Life of Money in the Catholic Church
By Jason Berry
Broadway Paperback. 420 pp. $16
Reviewed by Kenneth A. Briggs
While some Catholic bishops and lay people have been waging a campaign to convince the public that their religious freedom is being threatened, Jason Berry's book stands as a formidable reminder of how much the church needs to learn from the "secular" realm that it often scorns.
Like common-law justice for sex abusers.
And certified public accounting of obscure church finances.
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