Download or read book Holy Siege : the Year that Shook Catholic America written by Kenneth A. Briggs and published by HarperOne. This book was released on 1992 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An award-winning former New York Times religion correspondent offers a fast-paced behind-the-scenes chronicle of the extraordinary year that changed the American Catholic church--late summer 1986 to September 1987. During this time period, the Church issued dramatic pronouncements on celibacy, women in the church, homosexuality and condom education, reproductive technologies, and Catholic education--and equally dramatic responses. Photographs.