If you are Catholic and looking for what answers the Pope has provided, this book is for you and your teen. This book is full of "don't do as I do - do as I say" such as "contraception within marriage is not within scope of this book" - No contraception SHOULD be used outside of marriage because there SHOULDN"T be any sex outside of marriage in the first place. "SHOULD" equals guilt. This book never satisfactorally answered any of the tough questions - the answers given are Catholic party line, Baltimore catechism propaganda direct from the Pope. In answer to the question "is it wrong to date someone who isn't Catholic?" the authors felt it was appropriate to point out that "in a marriage" there are "lines that simply can't be crossed" these include ethic, social and religious. If you are looking for Catholic doctrine this book is for you - otherwise it is offensive to the extreme.

In contrast to the previous critic -- and for the same reasons - "20 Tough Questions Teenagers Ask : And 20 Tough Answers" is just that... TOUGH. But, not in a prejidical way. Frankly, if you do not want to know what the Pope and the Church have to say, then why would you pick up a book about Catholicism in tbe first place?

With two teenage daughters, I have become keenly aware of the impact of secular society on the mores and values of our kids. The big five are alive and well in epidemic proportions in our schools and in the lives of our kids: Smoking, Drinking, Drugs, Sex and Abortion.

It is serious and we need resources such as this one to help parents deal with these tough issues. The answers are faith-filled, love-filled. But, in the context of today's society - where God is a mere convenience - His expectations of us might well be considered unfair. Tough!