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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[edit]
- 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]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
Official website