The Real Story of Catholic History: Answering Twenty Centuries of Anti-Catholic Myths (Softcover)

I read this book in 3 days and couldn't put it down. For the first time in my life I knew so much more about my Catholic faith. I recommend it to everyone!

I strongly recommend this book. It is clear and concise and easily understandable.

Excellent ,well written, concise , plain speaking material. Synopsis helps for future refreshing of the previous material

This book answers many common questions that Catholics get from Non-Catholics. I love the abundant sources provided for continued research into a topic. So often Catholics can be attacked with many of these questions and left with no defense. Steve Weidenkopf gives quick yet informed answers that any Catholic would be happy to know.

As well as being a historical book of the Catholic Church, this is a great book for apologists to refer to as it breaks down over 50 of the most common and dangerous lies about the Church. It also doesn't shy away from some of the faults of the Church thus giving a more non-biased viewpoint which may give it a more palatable experience for our non-Catholic brothers and sisters.

This is a well-researched and informative book. It was written in an engaging style which made it difficult to put down. I wish all Catholic High School students would read this book in their history classes as a way to tie together Church history, theology, and apologetics. This book strengthens Catholics against lies and misconceptions about the Catholic Church, and gives them information to properly teach the history of the Church.

With so much information at the tips of our fingers, it can be difficult to figure out what is true and what is false about history, especially Catholic history. Not helped is the obvious biases that become so ingrained in culture that any attempt to tell the truth is met with resistance. This book tackles a lot of the common falsehoods or misinformation about the Church in an easy to read format with numerous sources and references one can look up on their own. Once I started reading, I could barely put it down. It’s cleared up a lot of things I knew were false, but unable to articulate. Definitely a resource I’ll come back to whenever I need references to follow up on and for Weidenkopf’s excellent writing style.

The book is a very concise and easy read for most people. Our parish has used this work for those who have had difficulty with the exact issues addressed in the book. I recommend this for any Catholic to get a good first grasp of the misconceptions out there, to help strengthen their resolve and faith.

An informative and educational read. Conspiracy theories are all the rage now, but they are not a new thing. People have always needed to justify why they are not part of the Church Jesus gave us. You can open this book to any page, and it will pique your interest.