The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism

By: John Zmirak

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

A brand-new installment in the beloved Politically Incorrect Guides!

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism is an honest look at the Catholic Church, including history and present controversies, from the author of the Bad Catholic's Guides.

Back by popular demand, the best-selling Politically Incorrect Guides provide an unvarnished, unapologetic overview of controversial topics every American should understand. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism refutes misrepresentations and misconceptions about the Catholic Church and separates rumor from truth when it comes to Catholic traditions, faith, and controversial leaders.

©2016 John Zmirak (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Profound and witty

I greatly enjoyed the book. The author uses great wit and extensive knowledge to bring great clarity to the topic. I highly recommend this book.

If you’re still trying to get to know the faith, this is for you.

As someone who was born in the 70s and attended church weekly, including Sunday school, I was always baffled at how little I knew about the Catholic faith, other than listening to my parents and extended family grumble about Vatican II. This book put a lot of things in perspective! Very well put together!

A book for every catholic.

while I feel some of the topics discussed are slightly aged, they are not irrelevant. that is the only criticism I have of this book.

Every catholic should read/listen to this book and meditate intently on the words within.

A needed eye-opener!

A no holds barred straight, shooting recounts of history and current economic and civil situation and stances. You will not be comforted you will be informed no safe space here.

Very perceptive about current dystopia

A very valuable read for every Catholic and Protestant. The author well describes today's cultural confusion and the evil devices of today's thought leaders in the church and outside.

i am a little confused

overall the book was good and well written but i think the author uses to much sarcasm. to the point that it is hard to tell if he is joking or serious. i got this book to learn more about my faith and it seems to have left me with more questions. in some ways i almost could say the book dose not faver one side or the other. it simply tell it like it is and the listener has to make there own conclusions. i would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning how things are done today versus how they were done back then. i my opinion neither then or now is very good because nether have a very good way of addressing the real problems people go there when trying to understand there faith. good luck and i how the next person who listens can find what they are looking for.

Excellent!!!

Love being Catholic and would like to know what is happening to the mass? This is the book for you. I learned so much. Thank you Aubible for recording such a wonderful book.

They’re gonna loathe me at bible study

I didn’t agree with everything but wow I’m going to enjoy the banter to come from this. You will too.

Pretty good book

Has some out dated facts but other then that a overall good book


Stack sats
Stay humble

uncomfortably true

When a faithful Catholic hears about figures within the Catholic Church advocating open borders, the seamless garment Doctrine, liberation theology, and a number of other positions that previously they understood to be categorically antithetical to the Catholic church, it is understandable that faithful Catholics might be confused.

Be confused no more.

In entertaining fashion, the author delineates Catholic Doctrine as opposed to what people often think Catholic Doctrine is.

The reader does a generally good job trying to maintain an appropriate level of emotion and intensity at different points, but there are a number of times that words are mispronounced, although those are few.

The chapter breaks and tracks operations are not in alignment with one another. this is maybe one of two minor criticisms of the book that I think are very valid. I believe there are 79 total tracks, and there are certainly not 79 chapters. Where is this does make it more convenient 2 get back into a book at a point closer to where you may have left off, that is usually accomplished in the audible app by itself. I don't know why there are 79 different sections in this book.

the authors list of topics that are dealt with is very broad but generally focuses on areas which are popularly misconstrued vs those positions which are authentically Catholic.

some of the topics dealt with r pacifism, the death penalty, immigration, Liberation theology, socialism, Vatican 2, and a number of others.

a person might think, when looking at the cover, that the book will have no criticism of the right. That is not true. There is adequate criticism provided of a number of right-wing actors that do not support positions which are doctrinally Catholic. There is more than adequate criticism of those such as Murray Rothbard.

The true fulcrum on which the author balances criticism is Catholic Doctrine. Whether from the right or from the left, none of those but claim Catholic alignment but cannot align themselves with the position of the Catholic Church are spared criticism.

in general, the book is excellent. Certainly, there could be some improvements, but not without undermining the breadth or depth of the coverage of the material.

the book manages the trick of being fairly long, but at the end, the reader is surprised and a little bit disappointed that there isn't just one more chapter.