The Christian Church is often accused of glossing over its own sins while condemning those of others, especially the Catholic Church, as it has a long history of sins to cover over. Whatever its merits, the criticism doesn't hold against Thomas Craughwell's new book, Saints Behaving Badly. Craughwell's latest is a delightful and engaging examination of the unseemly lives of various saints. From Augustine's famous life as a libertine to lesser known St. Vladimir's barbarous human sacrifice, Caughwell's book is a litany of crimes, sins, and misdemeanors by those whom Catholics revere.
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