lew (07/20/82)
I recently read "A Canticle for Liebowitz" after hearing about it for some years. As the story progressed it became increasingly imbued with Roman Catholic terminology and dogma. This culminated in a long catechism ( the only word for it ) on suicide in the face of unbearable suffering, in this case, massive radiation overdose. A real highlight was a priests realization that he shouldn't try to reason with a victim but should assert his Authority, in the name of ... , and order her to tough it out. ( She would have but she fell back into the clutches of the government mercy killers.) I was chagrined, not to say disgusted, that this much ballyhooed book turned out to be such a blatant propaganda piece. Lew Mammel, Jr. - BTL Indian Hill