Author : Edward Foley
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725282321
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)
Book Synopsis Developmental Disabilities and Sacramental Access by : Edward Foley
Download or read book Developmental Disabilities and Sacramental Access written by Edward Foley and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is a developmental disability an appropriate reason to bar a baptized person from the sacraments? This is the disturbing question that generated this book. The pastoral reality is that Roman Catholics with developmental disabilities are often barred from sacraments. Sometimes they are subject to discrimination or face unusual obstacles in the sacramental life of the Church. This volume, collaboratively written by pastoral theologians from Catholic Theological Union and the Special Religious Education Office of the Archdiocese of Chicago, addresses these issues. Punctuated with true stories of shame and triumph, this volume grapples with real issues that daily confront Catholics with developmental disabilities. With a breadth of scholarship that ranges from biblical perspectives to ethical and canonical issues, the authors demonstrate how people with developmental disabilities need to embraced by the Church and its sacraments, for they teach us something central about sacramental encounters.