Christendom College professor and historian Steve Weidenkopf delivers a powerful defense of some of history’s most controversial Catholic figures in his latest book, Canceled: Twelve Catholic Heroes That History Turned Into Villains. From Christopher Columbus to Marie Antoinette to Pope Pius IX, Weidenkopf challenges modern narratives, offering a bold correction to prevailing historical misconceptions and uncovering the truth behind these widely misunderstood individuals.
Weidenkopf, who teaches at Christendom’s Graduate School of Theology, brings his signature clarity and engaging style to this new work. In Canceled, he presents twelve faithful — though imperfect — Catholics who have been “canceled” by the modern world, their lives distorted or dismissed by critics both outside and within the Church. With careful research and accessible prose, Weidenkopf reveals how these figures have been maligned and misrepresented, and why their stories matter now more than ever.
Over the course of the book, Weidenkopf cuts through centuries of lies and myths to get to the truths about these and other maligned men and women of God, resulting in a work that defends not only their reputations, but the reputation of the Catholic Church as a whole as well.
Canceled comes on the heels of Weidenkopf’s other popular books, including Light from Darkness, The Church and the Middle Ages and his widely acclaimed Timeless: A History of the Catholic Church. Christendom College President Emeritus Dr. Timothy O’Donnell called that book a “rare gem….to be read and treasured by the faithful and all who seek the deeper meaning of Western Christian civilization.”
Weidenkopf is also the author of The Real Story of Catholic History: Answering Twenty Centuries of Anti-Catholic Myths, and creator, co-author, and presenter of the adult faith formation series Epic: A Journey through Church History.
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