The Trial Of Pope Benedict: Joseph Ratzinger and the Vatican's Assault on Reason, Compassion, and Human Dignity

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In February 2013, Benedict XVI became the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign. In doing so, Joseph Ratzinger, the man who became Benedict, also relinquished a controversial religious career in which he was largely responsible for the Catholic Church's prodigious troubles: his scorched-earth assault on modernity and the world of ideas destroyed any hope of progress in the Church while leaving a trail of shattered lives in its wake. Daniel Gawthrop argues that Ratzinger must not be allowed diplomatic immunity from the abuse scandals.

Daniel Gawthrop is a journalist and the author of four previous books, including The Rice Queen Diaries and Vanishing Halo: Saving the Boreal Forest. He is a self-proclaimed lapsed Catholic who has written extensively on the subject for print and online publications. Since 2004, Daniel has worked as a national communications representative for the Canadian Union of Public Employees.