stripping him of his profes- sorship in Catholic theology. Yet, Sheehan believes that the new theolo- gians, undermining the Vatican's claim to infallibility in theological matters, are having an effect. The Catholic Church's growing involve- ment in secular issues, such as nuclear war and abortion, he lays to a retreat from the theological arena.
Sheehan believes that any effort by the Vatican to quash the theolo- gians' revolt is doomed to fail. Yet, it also seems unlikely that a church that...