Catholic-ometer: 5 of 5
Enjoyability: 5 of 5
From the title, this book doesn't sound like the kind that deserves the same grade as the Pope's latest works, or the writings of the saints, but I know a rock-solid work on Catholicism when I read one, and Michael Coren's latest book is definitely such a work.
In this book, Canadian author and television show host Michael Coren goes over dozens of common attacks made by atheists against the church, and points out, step by step, just why the atheist attacks don't hold water, and why the Catholic Church is right about each and every point made.
As might be expected from the title, Coren's writing style is more than a bit flippant at times, and he comes off as more than a bit accusing when he talks about certain subjects, but no one ever said this book had to be polite or easy to take if you disagree with it.
I don't, by the way, disagree with it. Not any of it. Michael Coren is spot on about every single topic he brings up in this book. The crusades, the inquisitions, Pope Pius XII, abortion, divorce, homosexuality, the abuse scandal, contraception, the Davinci Code, Opus Dei, etc and so forth. Coren tackles each of these subjects head-on, and with a sharp and often edgy wit, speaks the honest truth about them.
As a Catholic living in a very paganized society, it sometimes becomes hard to face the world, and keep insisting (if not always aloud,) that their anti-Catholic remarks are just wrong, but Michael Coren seems to have found a way to do so, and I consider his book an inspiration, and of course, fine reading.
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