It demonstrates the radical change which has been coming in the public image of the Roman Catholic Church since the initiative of Pope John XXIII. And, perhaps of more enduring importance, it is witness to the rise of an informed and courageous laity, whose faith is of a strength and seriousness to feel the need of further and deeper discussion about the implications of Roman Catholicism-and this particularly in the light of rapidly changing world of today.

This is a book of great moment. Archbishop Roberts' challenging contribution on contraception will be of particular and personal importance to Roman Catholics.