 Roger Scruton, in his personal history of the Church of England, makes the thought-provoking claim that when John Calvin removed the sacrament of Penance from his “reformed” list of sacraments, “he made the first and fatal step towards the de-Christianization of the world.”
This article can be found at www.wordonfire.org/articles/the-demotion-of-penance-a-fateful-step-toward-de-christianization/?queryID=2bcf1d02417a6de17b1cdc02e40b5734.
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Rick Clements, Ph.D.
Rick writes and speaks about topics related to the Catholic faith, with a particular focus on the ways in which a rediscovery of beauty, goodness, and truth can help to revitalize our lives and our culture. 
Rick has also written articles for Catholic World Report, Crisis, Word on Fire, and his Substack newsletter, "Beauty-Goodness-Truth".
He has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Purdue University, an M.B.A. in business management from Indiana University, and a certificate in lay ecclesial ministry from the Catholic Diocese of Gary. 
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