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A review by gloame
Catholicism for Dummies by John Trigilio Jr.
4.0
I am not Catholic, but I have been wanting to learn the foundations of the major religions, and I started with this one for unrelated reasons. I have been to Catholic Mass a few times and watched movies with Catholics in them (the extent of my prior knowledge).
I tried to go into this with an open mind because all I wanted from it was to know what was up with the religion [Caveat: I am very pro-choice]. There were definitely a few places where I wanted to throw my Kindle at the wall, but I persevered and made it through. Needless to say, I will not be converting to Catholicism, but I think the current Pope is a real cool guy and it was very interesting to learn all of the little details that go into Mass and the Catholic year.
This was very well written, detailed, and well-organized. I did not feel like it was preachy or attempting to convert me, but there were one or two spots where I did think it sounded overly defensive. And I side-eyed a segment at the end that praised Christopher Columbus--facts were a little rose-tinted in that one, I think. Overall a solid basis for learning more about the Catholic faith, whether for academic reasons like me or for with an eye for converting to it.
I tried to go into this with an open mind because all I wanted from it was to know what was up with the religion [Caveat: I am very pro-choice]. There were definitely a few places where I wanted to throw my Kindle at the wall, but I persevered and made it through. Needless to say, I will not be converting to Catholicism, but I think the current Pope is a real cool guy and it was very interesting to learn all of the little details that go into Mass and the Catholic year.
This was very well written, detailed, and well-organized. I did not feel like it was preachy or attempting to convert me, but there were one or two spots where I did think it sounded overly defensive. And I side-eyed a segment at the end that praised Christopher Columbus--facts were a little rose-tinted in that one, I think. Overall a solid basis for learning more about the Catholic faith, whether for academic reasons like me or for with an eye for converting to it.