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April 13, 2026Journal of Religious History0 citations

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FrancescoTorchiani: The Unspeakable Vice: The Catholic Church and Homosexuality in the Twentieth Century, translated by Johanna Bishop. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2026; pp. vi + 198.

MPMiles Pattenden

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The aim is to explore the relationship between the Catholic Church and homosexuality during the twentieth century.
Translation of original work by FrancescoTorchiani
Literary analysis of historical texts
Review of Church teachings and societal context
No conflicts of interest reported
No datasets generated or analyzed in this analysis

Abstract

None of the authors have a conflict of interest to disclose. Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study.

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Miles Pattenden (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dc88583afacbeac03ea3e1 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9809.70072

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