No, just a guy. Haven't actually read this book yet but ordered it from Amazon yesterday. Sounds like one we can all agree on, trads, conservatives, etc. (Dare I say even liberals? Nah.)
Dunno, haven't read it. I do know that Mr. Woods, a CINO, specializes in attacking the Magisterium on another website and in other publications. He imagines he is the authority on matters liturgical, doctrinal, economic etc and spills a lot of ink attacking Catholic Social Doctrine. And he does not appreciate being corrected. Like so many CINO's, he thinks it is fine for him to attack the Magisterium but let a knowledgeable and faithful Catholic correct him and he will wail about the attacks being unfair.
As a convert, he brought his private judgement ideas along with him and he has yet to learn to be obedient before the authority Jesus established.
There is no doubt he is a very bright man. As to judgement and wisdom and reigning in his willfulness..He is a prototypical libertrad