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Eunucos por el reino de los cielos: Iglesia católica y sexualidad
Un recorrido riguroso y sin concesiones a lo largo de la historia de la moral sexual católica, una historia presidida por varones célibes, que no pueden ocultar su animadversión por el placer, la sexualidad y las mujeres, y que han conseguido imponer su pesimismo sexual.
336 pages, Paperback
Published June 3, 2005
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Uta Ranke-Heinemann
15 books12 followersUta Ranke-Heinemann was a German formerly christian theologian, academic and author. She holds the (nondenominational) chair of History of Religion at University of Essen in Essen, her birthplace. She was also the daughter of the former president of Germany, Gustav Heinemann.
Having started as a Catholic theologian, she became the first female professor of Catholic theology in 1970. In 1987 she lost her missio canonica over her rejection of aspects of Catholic dogma, and in 2001 she left the Catholic Church (and Christianity) entirely by publicly rejecting the divine nature of both the Bible and Jesus.
Having started as a Catholic theologian, she became the first female professor of Catholic theology in 1970. In 1987 she lost her missio canonica over her rejection of aspects of Catholic dogma, and in 2001 she left the Catholic Church (and Christianity) entirely by publicly rejecting the divine nature of both the Bible and Jesus.
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October 4, 2025
Magnífica descripción de los males que ha causado el cristianismo, tanto el católico como el protestante, a sus fieles por su morbosa inclinación a controlar su sexualidad.
July 25, 2019
Un libro extraordinario, honesto, bien escrito, e indispensable para quienes quieren conocer la historia de la sexualidad.
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