On the Body is unlike any other by this author. It is carefully structured in five parts, and is a major study on the catechesis of the human body and the spirit that lies within. The content for this work comes out of the Cardinal's 20 years as a bishop and it is from this experience that he regards this topic as being central theologically, anthropologically, and pedagogically. Above all, theā¦
Calls attention to issues that make many people uncomfortable but which need to be integrated in the consciousness since they are part of human reality. Could help shed light on the dark side of the history of Christianity (sexuality having been skirted or denied by Catholic leaders and intellectuals) and can also help bring about a more positive valuation of corporeality and of creation as such.