The modern Inquisition : lost childhood / by Vicenta Sánchez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sánchez, Vicenta.

Contributor:

Class of 1932 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sánchez, Vicenta.

Catholic Church.

Social policy.

History.

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Personal narratives.

Spain.

Catholic Church--Spain--History--20th century.

Church and state--Spain--History--20th century.

Church and state.

Catholic Church--Social policy--Religious aspects.

Genre:

Personal narratives.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 322 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomington IN : AuthorHouse, [2005]

Summary:

Modern Inquisition is a real- life story, told with deep indignation and compassion. It''s a story of the poor uneducated masses during the bloody Spanish Civil War and the years that followed. Caught between the Nationalists and the Loyalists, the poor had no one to turn to except the Catholic Church, which failed them miserably. In Latin countries, where the church has strongholds, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. It provides reasons as to why the Catholic Church is declining worldwide, while smaller religions continue to grow. While the book is filled with a continuum of poverty, starvation, social injustice, and deaths of loved ones, the authoress manages to inject moments of humor and compassion.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

1420808176

9781420808179

OCLC:

74809783