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About the Religion of Senators Kennedy and Kerry: An In-Depth Study of Catholicism... Its Heritage and Beliefs

by John Schroeder

331 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #04-1350; ISBN 1-4120-3522-8; US$24.15, C$31.00, EUR20.15, £13.96

Two famous lawmakers, one shared religion. As practicing Roman Catholics, are Senators Kennedy and Kerry "under the law" or "under grace?" This in-depth study of catholicism holds the answer.

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About the Book

Senators Kennedy and Kerry not only hail from the same state, not only serve in the same capacity, the two lawmakers also share the same religion. To many, this makes them mystery men sort of, because so little is known about the Roman Catholic Church. To others, these men represent what is perceived in some quarters as a very real danger, verbalized as the fear that their decisions as lawmakers are influenced by the Roman Catholic Pope. A third group simply wants to know, "What do these men believe?"

This book is for all three groups cited above. It is not an endorsement of either Senator Kennedy or Senator Kerry. Nor is it a polemic opposing them. Politically, it is as neutral as neutral can be. What then is this book's purpose? Simply to present, both objectively and honestly, what the Roman Catholic Church teaches, what it's followers, including Senators Kennedy and Kerry, are required to believe; its history and structure, and how it relates to the Holy Bible, held in highest esteem by evangelical Christians.

The reader is not likely to find in these pages reasons to cast a vote for or against either of these men. Their political views, their voting records, their private lives are subjects for others to deal with, and such information will not be found between these pages. What will be found is a new and comprehensive understanding of the religion to which they belong, and the doctrines they must accept and believe in order to be practicing Roman Catholics. Also contained in these pages is the answer to the key spiritual question of our time, namely: in their religious beliefs, are these famous men and their fellow Roman Catholics "under Grace," or "under the law?"

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About the Author

Born into a devout Roman Catholic family during the Great Depression, John Schroeder received a completely Catholic education, attending Parochial Elementary School, Jesuit High School, and Jesuit University. He is a U.S. Army Veteran, having served in Korea, and a retired successful businessman. John Schroeder has been Roman Catholic for 52 years. The gift of a King James Study Bible and subsequent reading of it resulted in conversion to born again biblical Christianity. Heavily burdened for Roman Catholics who may not have experienced the mandatory regeneration described in the third chapter of the Gospel of John.

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Excerpts

"Historically, the designation "Roman Catholic" is not found in common usage until the sixth century."

"...the critically important doctrine of transubstantiation - the assertion that ordinary bread and wine becomes the physical body and blood of Jesus - has been an article of faith only since the 13th century."

"Augustine pointed out to ... that if Mary the mother of Jesus had been freed from the power of the demons, it was not the result of her natural birth, but the result of her being born again by the grace of God..."

"...long before the Caesarea Philippi episode, our Lord had changed Simon's name to Cephas, a "stone."

"Rome charges ahead unfazed, admitting that the Purgatory doctrine is a formulation of two church councils..."

"...we search the Scriptures for something called the "original sin" that Catholic baptism allegedly removes; and we come up empty."

"...for the fi rst fi ve centuries after our Lord's resurrection and ascension there was no Roman Catholic Church as such."

"...the present day Catholic Mass is a product of evolution occurring through several centuries."

"Had the apparition seen by Juan Diego been Mary she would not have lied about herself."

"...there is only one Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is simple, easily understood, a Gospel of grace, not works."

"Devout Catholics have a "zeal for God," but they have been taught from childhood that salvation depends largely on what they do, not on what Jesus did."

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Catalogue Information

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