Peter de Rosa

Peter de Rosa (* 1932 ) is a British author and former Roman Catholic priest and Jesuit . De Rosa studied at the Gregorian University in Rome .

De Rosa taught metaphysics and ethics at Westminster Seminary in London and was Dean of Roman Catholic Theology at Corpus Christi College , London . In 1970 he and around 100 other British Catholic priests signed an open letter against the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae . In the same year De Rosa renounced the priesthood. As an author, de Rosa wrote several books.

De Rosa is married with two sons and lives in Ireland .

Works in German translation (selection)

More dignity, Reverend! Cheerful novel. Kerle, Freiburg 1981, ISBN 3-600-30079-2 .
Long live your Reverend! Cheerful novel. Kerle, Freiburg 1983, ISBN 3-600-30098-9 . (The author named "Neil Boyd" is a pseudonym of Peter de Rosa.)
God's first servant. The dark side of the papacy. Droemer Knaur, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-426-26411-0 . ( No. 1 on the Spiegel bestseller list from July 10th to 16th and from July 24th to 30th, 1989 )
The Jesus myth. About the crisis of the Christian faith. Droemer Knaur, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-426-26509-5 .
Rebels of the faith. The Irish struggle for freedom 1916–1921. Droemer Knaur, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-426-26529-X .
My hour has not yet come. A novel about the early years of Jesus. Droemer Knaur, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-426-63019-5 .
with Annie Murphy: Annie and the Bishop. The true story of my secret love for the Bishop of Ireland. Goldmann, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-442-30593-4 .
The Vatican - abandoned by God? Church, Sex and Death. Droemer Knaur, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-426-26510-9 .
God's last servant. Droemer Knaur, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-426-19434-1 .

Individual evidence

^ Douglas Lockhart: The Myth of Apostolic Authority.
^ ^A ^b Why the Church's stance on contraception made me leave the vocation I loved. In: The Herald.
↑ Randomhouse ( Memento from November 27, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
^ Author data from the German National Library .

Web links

Literature by and about Peter de Rosa in the catalog of the German National Library
Peter de Rosa in the Internet Movie Database (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Rosa, Peter de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Boyd, Neil (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British author
DATE OF BIRTH	1932

[1] Douglas Lockhart: The Myth of Apostolic Authority.

[herald.ie-2] A ^b Why the Church's stance on contraception made me leave the vocation I loved. In: The Herald.

[3] Randomhouse ( Memento from November 27, 2005 in the Internet Archive )

[4] Author data from the German National Library .