Download or read book The Catholic Labyrinth written by Peter McDonough and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-08-08 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of Catholicism's resistance to change in the U.S. is the equation of hierarchical authority with traditional gender roles, especially the subordination of women. This book traces the variably confrontational and incremental strategies of advocacy groups as they struggle to reconcile an age-old culture with the onslaughts of modernity.