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A Sexual Life, a Spiritual Life: A Painful Journey to Inner Peace
Pat Buckley
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Description for A Sexual Life, a Spiritual Life: A Painful Journey to Inner Peace
Paperback. Keywords: Bishop Pat Buckley. 205pp
In this candid, at times raw, account of a life of turmoil, dissident Bishop Pat Buckley reveals how his battles with Rome were paralleled by an internal battle between his own sexuality and his deeply held spirituality. Sexually abused at the age of six by a trusted family friend, Pat Buckley went on to join the priesthood, eventually being consecrated as a Bishop, in controversial circumstances, in 1998. Throughout his life, he struggled with his homosexuality, finally "coming out" in 1999. A Sexual Life, A Spiritual Life is not just a "confession" of Pat Buckley's sexuality, however. He uses his ... Read more
In this candid, at times raw, account of a life of turmoil, dissident Bishop Pat Buckley reveals how his battles with Rome were paralleled by an internal battle between his own sexuality and his deeply held spirituality. Sexually abused at the age of six by a trusted family friend, Pat Buckley went on to join the priesthood, eventually being consecrated as a Bishop, in controversial circumstances, in 1998. Throughout his life, he struggled with his homosexuality, finally "coming out" in 1999. A Sexual Life, A Spiritual Life is not just a "confession" of Pat Buckley's sexuality, however. He uses his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The Liffey Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781904148685
SKU
KNW0012563
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About Pat Buckley
Bishop Pat Buckley runs an independent ministry in Larne, Co Antrim. His previous book, A Thorn in Their Side, generated considerable controversy when published in 1994.
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