The sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church captured headlines and mobilized public outrage in January 2002. But much of the commentary that immediately followed was reductionistic, focusing on single "causes" of clerical abuse such as mandatory celibacy, homosexuality, sexual repressiveness or sexual permissiveness, anti-Catholicism, and a decadent secular culture.

Predatory Priests, Silenced Victims: The Sexual Abuse Crisis and the Catholic Church, a collection of groundbreaking articles edited by Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea and Virginia Goldner, eschews such one-size-fits-all theorizing. In its place, the abuse situation is explored in all its troubling complexity, as contributors take into account the experiences, respectively, of the victim/survivor, the abuser/perpetrator, and the bystander (whether family member, professional/clergy, or the community at large). Setting polemics to the side, Predatory Priests, Silenced Victims provides a sober and sobering analysis of the interlacing historical, doctrinal, and psychological issues that came together in the sexual abuse scandal.It is mandatory reading for all who seek thoughtful, informed commentary on a crisis long in the making and yet to be resolved.

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Information

Publisher

Routledge

Year

2016

ISBN

9781136648403

Edition

Topic

Psychology

Subtopic

Developmental Psychology

Index

Psychology

Cover Page
Halftitle Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface: From the Bayou to Boston: History of a Scandal
1 Introduction: The Catholic Sexual Abuse Crisis: Gender, Sex, Power, and Discourse
I: Predatory Priests
II: Victims and Survivors: The Clinical Picture
III: Victims and Survivors: Survivor’s Stories
IV: The Institutional Church and The Pastoral Church
About the Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index