The Bad Shepherds

The Dark Years in Which the Faithful Thrived While Bishops Did the Devil's Work

De: Rod Bennett

Narrado por: James Anderson Foster

Shocked to find corruption widespread in the ranks of their shepherds today, too many good Catholics are tempted to leave the Church, unaware that ever since the days when Jesus' own treasurer, Judas Iscariot, had his hand in the till, the Good Shepherd and His faithful followers have regularly been betrayed by bad shepherds.

In this eye-opening book, Church historian Rod Bennett introduces a number of those bad shepherds, including Bishop Eusebius of Nicomedia, who regularly sold out the Church to the Roman emperor; Pope Stephen VII, who so hated his late predecessor that he had him dug up, put on trial, and flung into the Tiber; Benedict IX, who bought and sold the papacy (twice!); and Pope John XII, whose debauchery rivaled that of the corrupt emperor Caligula.

Those were very bad shepherds indeed, but while they did the Devil's work, good Catholics not only survived - they thrived. They outlasted their bad shepherds, preserved in their ranks the Faith of our fathers, and served in each instance as the foundation for a cleansing of the House of God and a vigorous renewal of the Faith.

©2018 Rod Bennett (P)2019 Tantor

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BAD SHEPHERDS LOOKS AT EPISODES IN CHURCH HISTORY IN WHICH KEY CLERGY BISHOPS POPES BEHAVE VERY POORLY CORRUPTION HERESY IMMORALITY POLITCAL MANEUVERING YET IN THOSE SAME ERAS ORDINARY FAITHFUL CATHOLICS HELD FAST PRESERVED CORE BELIEFS AND EVEN CONTRIBUTED TO THE CHURCH'S RENEWAL

An excellent overview of history

I have come to expect great works from this author and this book does not disappoint. It is quite an story through history, and gives us hope in our day and age. We'll done.

Excellent book!

Very well written and concise. Reminded me that we are all born in this time for a purpose which is from God.