Leon Podles Explained

Leon J. Podles is an American author.^[1]

Podles attended Calvert Hall. He graduated from Providence College with a BA and received a PhD in medieval English and Icelandic literature from the University of Virginia.^[2]

In 2001, Podles and his wife Mary Elizabeth, donated more than $1.5 million to endow the Kennedy Smith Chair in Catholic Studies at McGill University in memory of Mary Elizabeth's father.^{[3] [4]}

Books

• The Church Impotent: The Feminization of Christianity (1999)^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}
• Sacrilege: Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church (Crossland Foundation Press, 2007)^[10]
• Losing the Good Portion: Why Men Are Alienated from Christianity (St. Augustines Press, 2020)^[11]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leon Podles Was Right. Rod. Dreher. October 23, 2018. The American Conservative.
2. News: L.J. Podles Fiancé Of Maidie Smith. The New York Times . April 22, 1979. NYTimes.com.
3. Web site: https://www.proquest.com/docview/359081922. www.proquest.com.
4. Web site: https://www.proquest.com/docview/349259507. www.proquest.com.
5. Web site: The Church Impotent, by Leon J. Podles (Book Review) - ProQuest. www.proquest.com.
6. Web site: Separation Anxiety | Daniel P. Moloney. October 1, 1999. First Things.
7. Web site: The Church Impotent: The Feminization of. www.proquest.com. .
8. Web site: Why aren't more Christian men occupying church. www.proquest.com. .
9. Web site: New and noteworthy: Christianity and culture. www.proquest.com. .
10. Web site: Clerical Sexual Abuse: How the Crisis Changed. www.proquest.com. .
11. Web site: Literal Testosterone to Figurative Estrogen.