"First published in Australia in 2007 by John Garratt Publishing"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Healthy people in a healthy relationship with a healthy God -- 2. The two books of god -- 3. Spiritual discernment -- 4. An eternal plan, a sharing of life and the reign of God -- 5. 'Like his brothers and sisters in every respect' -- 6. In service of God's people -- 7. The authority of 'the Church' -- 8. Free and responsible -- 9. A turbulence in a whirlpool -- 10. The return to an original sexual ethic -- 11. A dark grace, a severe mercy -- 12. The prison of the past -- 13. A government in which all participate -- 14. A change of heart and mind.

"Drawing on his own experience in responding to abuse, Bishop Geoffrey Robinson in this work methodically offers a critique of the church's use and misuse of power, from the pope proclaiming infallibly down to the preacher claiming a divine authority for every word spoken from the pulpit." "Going back to the Bible and, above all, to the teaching of Jesus, he presents an approach to sexual morality that is profound, compassionate, and people-centered. He stresses the priority of the hierarchy of holiness over the hierarchy of power."--BOOK JACKET.