The Crisis of Authority in Catholic Modernity

Prologue: The Problem of Authority and Limit. Michael J. Lacey Section One: Historical Background - Contested Pasts 1. History and the Return of the Repressed in Catholic Modernity: The Dilemma Posed by Constance. Francis Oakley 2. Leo's Church and Our Own. Michael J. Lacey 3. Benedict XVI and the Interpretation of Vatican II. Joseph A. Komonchak Section Two: Theological, Canonistic, and Philosophical Issues - Stubborn Challenges, Emerging Directions. 4. Catholic Tradition and Traditions. Francis A. Sullivan, S.J. 5. Something There Is That Doesn't Love a Law: Canon Law and Its Discontents. John P. Beal 6. A Teaching Church That Learns? Discerning 'Authentic' Teaching in Our Times. Gerard Mannion 7. Moral Theology After Vatican II. Lisa Sowell Cahill 8. Retrieving and Reframing Catholic Casuistry. M. Cathleen Kaveny 9. Magisterial Authority. Charles Taylor Section Three: Practical Limits - Authority in the Lived Catholicism of American Laity and Clergy. 10. American Catholics and Church Authority. William V. D'Antonio, James D. Davidson, Dean R. Hoge, and Mary Gautier 11. Souls and Bodies: The Birth Control Controversy and The Collapse of Confession. Leslie Woodcock Tentler 12. Assessing the Education of Priests and Lay Ministers: Content and Consequences. Katarina Schuth Epilogue: The Matter of Unity. Francis Oakley Appendix: Remarks on Interpreting Vatican II. Pope Benedict XVI