{"product_id":"cardinal-owen-mccann-catholicism-apartheid-and-diplomacy-in-south-africa","title":"CARDINAL OWEN MCCANN - Catholicism, Apartheid and Diplomacy  in South Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Alexandra MacLennan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on newly opened Vatican archives and Owen McCann's personal archives in Cape Town, Alexandra MacLennan offers the first full biography of Cardinal Owen McCann (1907-1994), a pivotal yet often overlooked figure in twentieth century South African history.  Born into a working-class neighbourhood of Cape Town and educated by Irish religious orders, McCann rose to become South Africa's first cardinal and a key moral voice during the long years of apartheid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMacLennan traces how McCann's formation in Catholic social teaching shaped his quiet but persistent engagement with South Africa's racial crisis.  As bishop, he lobbied against apartheid laws, used the official Catholic newspaper \u003cem\u003eThe Southern Cross\u003c\/em\u003e to challenge segregation, and defended non-European communities affected by discriminatory legislation.  At the same time, the newly revealed Vatican diplomatic correspondence reveals how the Holy See responded to apartheid and what instructions they gave to the Apostolic Delegate, complicating assumptions about Catholic silence or complicity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotre Dame Press 2026                   527 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Ball publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68021984460973,"sku":"22728040","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0291\/6270\/0874\/files\/CardinalOwenMcCanncover.jpg?v=1793880419","url":"https:\/\/www.catholicbookshop.co.za\/xh\/products\/cardinal-owen-mccann-catholicism-apartheid-and-diplomacy-in-south-africa","provider":"The Catholic Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}