Title: The Mirror Apocalypse
Author: John Ayang
Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
ISBN: 978-1489711854
Pages: 326
Genre: Literature & Fiction/Religious Literature & Fiction
Synopsis
The Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church condemns in vitro fertilization (IVF) as a morally unacceptable method of human reproduction. But when Father Cletus Nicholas McCarthy is outed in court as the first IVF-conceived Catholic priest, Pope Benedict XVI must make a difficult choiceannul McCarthys ordination without any relevant canon to back his action and risk a backlash from the people, the press, and the general public, or allow McCarthy to continue to exercise his priesthood, thereby indirectly endorsing IVF as morally acceptable.
The Mirror Apocalypse follows the popes and McCarthys stories as it speaks to the numerous ethical issues that arise every day in the world of medical science, religion, and health care. While most of the new technologies invented in the medical field are meant to solve lifes problems, often their use can go against the religious dictates of a people and what they hold dear in their faith. The Mirror Apocalypse is a tale of just the kind of moral impasse that can affect such peoplefor better or for worse.
Will Father McCarthys situation help lead the church forward, or will the pope have to make a no-win decision about the future? Or will the throes and turmoil of it all, coupled with the demands of all the other problems facing the church, force this aging pope to resign his papacy? Join Father McCarthy and Pope Benedict XVI as they stand at the intersection of science, morality, and faith.
About the Author
John Ayang was born in Ukana Iba, Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State in the South Eastern part of Nigeria. He studied philosophy and theology at the Bigard Memorial Seminary, in Eastern Nigeria. After moving to the United States, he was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood in 1998. He read postgraduate theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. He also studied bioethics at the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Loyola University, Chicago, where he obtained a doctorate degree in 2015.