Altar of Secrets: Secx, Politics, and Money in the Philippine Catholic Church
by Aries C. Rufo,
Marites Dañguilan Vitug (Introduction)
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"Altar of Secrets: Secx, Politics, and Money in the Philippine Catholic Church is the first of its kind in the country. Journalist Aries C. Rufo shows a Church that is cloaked in secrecy. It keeps the wrongdoing of its bishops and priests - in secxual misconduct and financial mismanagement - within its confines and lets them get away, unpunished. Accountability, after all, is not a strong suit of the Church. Rufo also delves into how the Church influences policy, as nowhere among Catholic countries in the world is the Church deeply involved in the shaping of policy than in the Philippines. Overall, reforms are taking place, but these are highly dependent on the Church leaders, the bishops who try to change mindsets and systems."
Paperback, First Printing, 211 pages
Published 2013 by Journalism for Nation Building Foundation