Kenneth D. Whitehead is a former career diplomat and federal government official who completed his federal career as an Assistant Secretary of Education in the Reagan Administration. His most recent book is: One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic: The Early Church Was the Catholic Church (Ignatius, 2000); he is co-author of The Pope, the Council, and the Mass (Emmaus Road, 2006); and editor, most recently, of After 40 Years: Vatican Council II's Diverse Legacy (St. Augustine's Press, 2007).