The great discovery

[Den stora upptäckten – var väg till Katolska kyrkan]
Year: 
2018
Public: 
Publisher: 
Ignatius Press
Year of publication: 
2018
Pages: 
282
Moral assessment: 
Type: Thought
Nothing inappropriate.
Requires prior general knowledge of the subject.
Readers with knowledgeable about the subject matter.
Contains doctrinal errors of some importance.
Whilst not being explicitly against the faith, the general approach or its main points are ambiguous or opposed to the Church’s teachings.
Incompatible with Catholic doctrine.
Literary quality: 
Recommendable: 
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Ideas that contradict Church teaching: 
The rating of the different categories comes from the opinion of Delibris' collaborators

This fascinating account was written together by a couple of former pastors and founders of a free Swedish Protestant evangelical movement. The movement gained significant influence in Eastern European countries and Russia after the fall of the wall, as well as in several Asian countries. In their narrative, they describe their intellectual journey, which was highly rational, and began with the reading of a biography of Saint Bridget. This process lasted about twelve years until they were baptized into the Catholic Church.

Their journey was a true clash with reality, as, according to them, "the Catholic religion is the one that has preserved the original faith in its historical continuity, the faith of the early Church, with the firm support of the first Church Fathers" (p. 211). This revelation shattered a world full of prejudices in which they had been raised.

Author: Francisco Forriol, Spain
Update on: Feb 2025