Catholic - Gerry van der List

The tragic Cardinal Simonis, the flying nun Anima Christi, the highest Dutchman in the Vatican Charles Castle, the melancholy mischievous boy Antoine Bodar: they are all discussed in Catholic .

The collection outlines the clashes between tradition and modernity within the largest religion in the Netherlands. After the glory period of the rich Roman Catholic life, the Catholic population struggles with the challenges of the new era. A struggle that is accompanied by major conflicts.

But above all, Catholic is a varied collection of entertaining stories. About the wonderful world of incense and holy water, about fascinating clergymen and believers, about special Roman customs and customs, about a fascinating religion.

Gerry van der List (1961) is a political scientist and has worked for EW since 1999. He writes about spiritual life, culture and politics, among other things.