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The Great Facade: The Regime of Novelty in the Catholic Church from Vatican II to the Francis Revolution (Second Edition) 2nd Edition, Kindle Edition

by Christopher Ferrara (Author), Thomas Woods Jr. (Author), John Rao (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 151 ratings
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In this second edition of The Great Façade, co-author Christopher A. Ferrara brings the original work up to date with six new chapters addressing what Bishop Athanasius Schneider has called "the fourth great crisis" in the history of the Catholic Church. The additional chapters chronicle the attempts at ecclesial restoration by Benedict XVI and the "Francis revolution" following Benedict's mysterious resignation--including Francis's tumultuous Synod on the Family and his radical reform of the process for determining matrimonial nullity, leading to what some call "Catholic divorce" and a threat of schism on the magnitude of the Lutheran revolt of the 16th century. This new look at the 50 years following the Second Vatican Council is sure to provoke discussion and debate among Catholics concerned about the state of their Church.

"There is no doubt in my mind that The Great Façade has been prophetic in the broader scriptural sense of the term. Its authors saw that Catholicism was under obvious assault, that the consequences of its rout would be dreadful, and that their failure to take up arms against a sea of enemies would be a punishable dereliction of duty. Those new to the crisis in the Church as well as old soldiers seeking to recharge intellectual batteries can make use of the book's succinct outline of the modernist positions in matters of faith and morality that so swiftly rode to dominance on the back of the Second Vatican Council."--JOHN RAO, author of Black Legends and the Light of the World

"One of the most important books of the post-conciliar era, The Great Façade has earned the right to share the top shelf with such masterworks as the trilogy of Michael Davies, Romano Amerio's Iota Unum and von Hildebrand's The Devastated Vineyard. As the original publisher of this magnum opus, I am delighted that Angelico Press has brought out a new edition in which Mr. Ferrara provides six additional chapters documenting the rapid advances of 'the regime of novelty' following what he calls The Benedictine Respite. With its almost literally up-to-the-minute analysis of 'the Francis Revolution,' this work is now more important than ever."--MICHAEL MATT, Editor, The Remnant

"The second edition of The Great Facade tells the story of the crumbling veneer obscuring the glorious Catholic Church, updated to the very eve of its publication. This book is a necessity for anyone who senses the failure of the attempts of neo-Catholics to cover over the cracks in this crumbling edifice of post-conciliar innovation. As always, Chris Ferrara narrates his case against the viruses of novelty and their neo-Catholic apologists with painstaking documentation and a lively and witty style."--BRIAN M. MCCALL, author of To Build the City of God

"God is the Most Real Being. In contrast, the note of today's Church often seems unreality--happy talk, avoiding issues, one-sided rhetoric masking self-contradiction and dubious projects. For a while it seemed that repeated disaster might be bringing back a certain sobriety, but no such luck. In such a setting, The Great Facade is more necessary than ever as a spirited brief against the fantasies of recent decades, and an appeal to Catholics and the Church to return to what they have been, in order to become what they most truly are."--JAMES KALB, author of Against Inclusiveness

"This long awaited second edition documents the 'regime of novelty' up to the present moment. It contains the most comprehensive analysis of Pope Francis's tumultuous pontificate to date."--JOHN VENNARI, Editor, Catholic Family News

"[S]uperb--best analysis of the present, parlous state of the Church I have read.... A marvel of clear, careful argument, and utterly persuasive."--JEFFREY RUBIN, convert and former editor of The Conservative Book Club
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"There is no doubt in my mind that The Great Façade has been prophetic in the broader scriptural sense of the term. Its authors saw that Catholicism was under obvious assault, that the consequences of its rout would be dreadful, and that their failure to take up arms against a sea of enemies would be a punishable dereliction of duty. Those new to the crisis in the Church as well as old soldiers seeking to recharge intellectual batteries can make use of the book's succinct outline of the modernist positions in matters of faith and morality that so swiftly rode to dominance on the back of the Second Vatican Council."--JOHN RAO, author of Black Legends and the Light of the World

"One of the most important books of the post-conciliar era, The Great Façade has earned the right to share the top shelf with such masterworks as the trilogy of Michael Davies, Romano Amerio's Iota Unum and von Hildebrand's The Devastated Vineyard. As the original publisher of this magnum opus, I am delighted that Angelico Press has brought out a new edition in which Mr. Ferrara provides six additional chapters documenting the rapid advances of 'the regime of novelty' following what he calls The Benedictine Respite. With its almost literally up-to-the-minute analysis of 'the Francis Revolution,' this work is now more important than ever."--MICHAEL MATT, Editor, The Remnant

"The second edition of The Great Facade tells the story of the crumbling veneer obscuring the glorious Catholic Church, updated to the very eve of its publication. This book is a necessity for anyone who senses the failure of the attempts of neo-Catholics to cover over the cracks in this crumbling edifice of post-conciliar innovation. As always, Chris Ferrara narrates his case against the viruses of novelty and their neo-Catholic apologists with painstaking documentation and a lively and witty style."--BRIAN M. MCCALL, author of To Build the City of God

"God is the Most Real Being. In contrast, the note of today's Church often seems unreality--happy talk, avoiding issues, one-sided rhetoric masking self-contradiction and dubious projects. For a while it seemed that repeated disaster might be bringing back a certain sobriety, but no such luck. In such a setting, The Great Facade is more necessary than ever as a spirited brief against the fantasies of recent decades, and an appeal to Catholics and the Church to return to what they have been, in order to become what they most truly are."--JAMES KALB, author of Against Inclusiveness

"This long awaited second edition documents the 'regime of novelty' up to the present moment. It contains the most comprehensive analysis of Pope Francis's tumultuous pontificate to date."--JOHN VENNARI, Editor, Catholic Family News

"[S]uperb--best analysis of the present, parlous state of the Church I have read.... A marvel of clear, careful argument, and utterly persuasive."--JEFFREY RUBIN, convert and former editor of The Conservative Book Club

About the Author

CHRISTOPHER A. FERRARA is an attorney and President and Chief Counsel of the American Catholic Lawyers Association, Inc., specializing in First Amendment and civil rights law. He has authored thousands of articles, essays, and commentaries, and six books, including the widely-acclaimed The Church and the Libertarian, a defense of Catholic social teaching, and Liberty, the God That Failed, a socio-political history hailed as "an intellectual landmark" (Graham Ward, Oxford University), "a tour de force" (Patrick McKinley Brennan, Villanova University) and "an epochal achievement" (John Rao, St. John's University). Mr. Ferrara lives in Virginia with his wife, Wendy, and four of their six children.
 THOMAS E. WOODS, JR., holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard and master's, M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He has authored twelve books, including two New York Times bestsellers--Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse, and The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History. His two most recent books are Rollback: Repealing Big Government Before the Coming Fiscal Collapse and Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century. He lives with his wife and five daughters in Topeka, Kansas.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0184DYOSS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Angelico Press; 2nd edition (November 16, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 16, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1711 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 576 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1621381498
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Kathylee Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must-read for all Catholics (and everyone else!)
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I’d give this book ten stars if I could. It is a thick tome, but not a single word is wasted. The authors are both erudite in their topic, and capable of clearly and forcefully explaining it. For those of us who didn’t have the advantage of having lived before the travesty that was Vatican II, the book clarified the vagueness and confusion that permeates the Church to this day. Thank you, Drs. Ferrara and Woods for sharing what you have learned (and for updating the book since the arrival of Pope Francis on the scene). God bless you both.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect sequel to Iota Unum
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I read the Great Facade after Iota Unum and it served as almost a sequel. Iota Unum left off in the mid 80's which is about where most of the book picks up. This book is not as profound or theologically deep as Amerio's, but it it gives you all the facts about the last three pontificates.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read and Study for orthodox and concerned Catholics
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Ferrara has done a great service to The Church and anyone with ears to hear in giving us a line upon line, fact on fact, papal document on papal document substantiation for the many fallacies of the Vat2 so called pastoral council and he aptly compares its undertaking to a virus that feeds on a host, in this case, the Vat2 principles of "dialogue:, "ecumenism", and "collegiality" that are attempting to destroy the Church of God. We learn also how Pope Paul VI when a bishop and secretary for Pope Pius XII betrayed to the communists the clandestine priests hidden in Russia to serve God's church and they were rounded up like dogs, tortured, and murdered, how the Vat2 was hi jacked by liberalists and one in particular who out of order grabbed a microphone and began the destruction we now witness on the day it was to be instituted, how JP2 consistently and systematically undermined tradition. We now see he was canonized by the the lovely Pope Francis who continues the flow of confusion for the faithful. Edmund Grant's review of Ferrara's work validates the neo catholic and liberalist mindset that Ferrara exposes and also nicely shows to what great extent forces went to try and destroy the message of Fr, Nicholas Gruner....every Catholic should read "World Enslavement or Peace....It's up to the Pope by Gruner if you can find a copy. Get a cope of Ferrara's The Secret as well...it exposes the deceits of more malignant tumors of truth and justice. God bless Christopher Ferrara who has been most faithful to the 'Light of Christ' that his name carries !!! Ferrara's work helps the faith-minded protect that faith by being aware of the foolish decisions from on high that undermine long standing apostolic tradition, papal encyclicals, and honorable Magisterium's of the past and focusing on Jesus and the father and the Holy Spirit and Blessed Mother over all the "novelties" in on high decision making undermining faith.
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5.0 out of 5 stars it was clear to me that these Benedictine "changes" were a return to the Tradition of better acknowledging the truths of our fai
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2015
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"This is Truth!" As someone born three years after Vatican II, but raised by a mother who transmitted traditional truths, I found myself increasingly dismayed by so-called "devout" Catholics who seemed to regard every word and action of our Holy Pontiffs as infallible - including dancing with pagans and kissing the Koran. As a pro-life activist, however, I found myself overlooking his questionable "ecumenical dialogue," in favor of his staunch pro-life and pro-family writings. With Benedict XVI I found it curious that he returned to a "more accurate translation of the Latin in the Novus Ordo," but did not understand why they (the Vatican II Fathers) were so sloppy about it in the first place. In any case, it was clear to me that these Benedictine "changes" were a return to the Tradition of better acknowledging the truths of our faith, Christ's Lordship and our sinfulness. Then the world was blind-sided by Benedict's sudden and mysterious resignation, along with the creation of the title of "Pope Emeritus" ... God may be a "God of surprises" but never in the history of the Church has He ever instructed nor will He ever instruct his shepherds to "Lead my people into mortal sin." Yet, this is precisely what Benedict's successor does via nebulous language, the demoting of conservative orthodox Bishops, the elevation of those in favor of the pansexual ideology and Marxist liberation theology, Synods to discuss altering Church treatment of people living in sexual sin, and "cold calls." Pope Francis has condemned "gender ideology" and deplored the "attack against the family," but his actions don't measure up. He has personally told individuals who are remarried without having their first marriage annulled to receive Holy Communion; he has told the same to a Lutheran woman married to a Catholic man. He literally calls them up on the phone and invites them to "eat and drink condemnation upon their souls" with a "clean conscience." How are we who are "eyes opened wide" Catholics supposed to react to such sacrilege? How do we square this with our Lord's promise that the gates of hell will not prevail against His Church? Woods & Ferrara tell us how. They explain exactly how the Church has come to the worst state of crisis since its birth and what we - the remnant - must do about it. Don't just buy a copy for yourself; also gift a copy to your pastor. Our Lady of Fatima and Akita predicted there would come a time when Cardinal would rise against Cardinal and Bishop against Bishop. That time is now. We must pray unceasingly, sacrifice, and educate. In the end, the Two Hearts will bring about a return to Catholic Tradition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars important book
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very important book, a little long but interesting
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5.0 out of 5 stars A book in great demand
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2020
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I bought this for a friend in Nairobi, and there's already a 4-long waiting list of people hoping to read it next. You can't get a better recommendation than that!
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Sasha J. Tesija
5.0 out of 5 stars Wake up call
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Well writen and explained with real facts. Must read for every catholic to understand what happened to our church since 1960...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rezension
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Das Buch ist sehr sachlich geschrieben. Mit der typischen Genauigkeit und doch Lebendigkeit der angelsächsischen Schriftsteller.
Das Buch ist für jeden Katholik, der treu zum überlieferten Glauben steht, zum Empfehlen.
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