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Preface and Acknowledgments viii
Introduction: The Great Temptation 1
A Tinge of Queasiness 6
Unexpected Mutiny 9
The Last Hurrah? 12
The Past
The Community Jesus Founded 18
A System Not of Purity but of Compassion 20
A Community That Makes Decisions 25
A Church of Many Voices 31
A Man for All Seasons 36
A Different Time and Place 37
An Overwhelming Vote of the People 41
A Rising Up of the Faithful 48
A Council Rejected by the Bishops 50
The Rebellion of the Laity 52
The People Prevail 55
Control from Above, Participation from Below 58
Gregory I: A Non-Monarchical Vision 60
Gregory VII: Reform through Control 62
The Origins of a Democratic Church 67
Conciliarism: Resistance to Papal Supremacy 72
The Appeal of Conciliarism 73
Confusion and Havoc 79
A Revised History 83
The American Experiment in Democracy 86
Seizing the Opportunity 87
The Experiment Disintegrated 91
The Experiment Revived 95
The Present
The Emergence of the Laity 100
A Gradual Awakening 101
Co-equals in Christ 104
Progress and Backlash 107
A Different Kind of Laity 112
Learning to Live with Democracy 115
Democracy as Demon 117
The Rehabilitation of an Idea 120
Democracy as Partner 123
A Huge Step Forward 128
The Church as a Democracy 132
A "Listening" Magisterium 134
A "Listening" Papacy 138
Developing an Informed Conscience 141
A Convergence of Crises 145
The Perfect Storm 146
Rethinking the Faith 150
Women on the Verge 154
The Collapse of a Feudal System 158
Reform from Above 162
An Immense Task "I Cannot Carry Out by Myself" 163
A New Way of Being Church 166
Their Eyes Were Now Open 170
Pressure from Below 176
CTA -A Call for Consultation 178
VOTF -Rooting Out the Pathology 181
A Universe of Reformers 185
Women Priests - Action in a Transitional Time 189
Is Anybody Listening? 191
The Future
The Vision Presses On to Fulfillment 196
Moving from Consultative to Deliberative 198
Reworking Papal Primacy 202
Taking the Mission Seriously 205
The End of Celibate and Male Exclusivity 207
It Will Surely Come! 209
Notes 212
Index 220
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Dario Ouellet
reviewed As It Was in the Beginning: The Coming Democratization of the Catholic Church on October 06, 2010
As It Was in the Beginning: The Coming Democratization of the Catholic Church
McClory offers a very interesting look at how the Catholic Church was structured historically, how it changed, movements towards democracy in the US church and elsewhere, current movements for and against change, and some potential futures. He is particularly focused on the Vatican II (and earlier) view of "The Church" as living in the community of the faithful and not in the hierarchy. I liked the history bits best as they were a succinct reminder of some easily forgotten/ignored episodes in Church history, but the writing is very clear and compelling throughout. Fascinating for lapsed Catholics, frustrated Catholics, and those sure they know the correct course for the Church.
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