{"product_id":"the-unspeakable-vice-the-catholic-church-and-homosexuality-in-the-twentieth-century-hardback-9780299356804","title":"The Unspeakable Vice; The Catholic Church and Homosexuality in the Twentieth Century (Hardback) 9780299356804","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Unspeakable Vice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Catholic Church and Homosexuality in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrancesco Torchiani (Author), Johanna Bishop (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780299356804\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 April 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e204 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is undoubtedly the best survey of Catholicism’s attitude toward homosexuality. A superb scholarly accomplishment, elegantly written and highly readable.” - Enzo Traverso, Cornell University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The best introduction we have at the moment to the forever problematic, always complex, never unambiguous relations of the Catholic Church and Catholicism to homosexuals of the faith.” - Victoria de Grazia, Columbia University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAs gay men and lesbian women increasingly gained recognition and acceptance in twentieth-century literature and film, and subsequently in social and political movements, the Catholic Church reacted by subtly moving away from its overt condemnation of homosexuality as an urgent moral problem and toward tacitly shunning homosexuality as an “unspeakable vice.” In this revealing history, Francesco Torchiani reconstructs the Catholic Church’s shifting attitudes toward homosexuality during this period by drawing on a vast array of internal documents and external accounts. This monograph expands the scholarship on the relationship between Catholicism and homosexuality in terms of both method and content, ultimately concluding that the Catholic Church continues to wholeheartedly condemn homosexuality despite making genuine efforts to reflect on and understand its social and cultural impact. \u003ci\u003eThe Unspeakable Vice \u003c\/i\u003etherefore sheds new light on and places into historical perspective the questions the Catholic Church continues to reckon with regarding its role in contemporary society.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part I: From Sodomy to Homosexuality \u003cbr\u003e 1. A Vice “\u003cbr\u003eParticularly Odious to God”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. The Sin That “\u003cbr\u003eCries for Vengeance”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. After Kinsey \u003cbr\u003e 4. A Disease? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part II: “\u003cbr\u003eIntrinsically Disordered”\u003cbr\u003e Acts \u003cbr\u003e 5. Judging for Oneself \u003cbr\u003e 6. \u003ci\u003ePersona Humana\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. “\u003cbr\u003eMorally Wrong”\u003cbr\u003e Behavior \u003cbr\u003e 8. Christianity and Tolerance \u003cbr\u003e 9. The Iron Prefect \u003cbr\u003e 10. “\u003cbr\u003eGod’\u003cbr\u003es Punishment”\u003cbr\u003e? \u003cbr\u003e 11. An Impossible Right \u003cbr\u003e 12. Nonnegotiable Principles \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Francis, a Turning Point? \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52734618304792,"sku":"9780299356804","price":55.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-unspeakable-vice-the-catholic-church-and-homosexuality-in-the-twentieth-century-hardback-9780299356804","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}