Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/qtpFxR Predatory Priests, Silenced Victims The Sexual Abuse Crisis and the Catholic Church By: Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9781138005839, 1138005835 eText ISBN: 9781136648403, 1136648402 Edition: 1st Copyright year: 2007 Format: EPUB Available from $ 23.98 USD SKU 9781136648403R90 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. Additional ISBNs 9780881634242, 9781138005839, 0881634247, 1138005835, 9780881634242, 0881634247
