Sexual abuse in the Catholic Church : a decade of crisis, 2002-2012 / Thomas G. Plante and Kathleen L. McChesney, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Plante, Thomas G.

McChesney, Kathleen, 1950-

Series:

Abnormal psychology (Westport, Conn.)

Abnormal psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Clergy--Sexual behavior--United States.

Catholic Church.

Child sexual abuse by clergy--United States.

Child sexual abuse by clergy.

Clergy.

United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 270 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2011.

Summary:

Plante (psychology, Santa Clara U.) and McChesny (a former FBI executive assistant director and later executive director of the Office of Child and Youth Protection established by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops) bring together academics, psychologists, members of the clergy, and victims to explore issues associated with the sexual abuse and cover-up scandal that has been rocking the Catholic Church over the past decade. Nineteen chapters describe the development of the scandal and review the evidence of clerical sexual abuse; assess the impact of the US Bishops' "Dallas" Charter setting out standards and practices since it was drafted in 2002; explore the role of Church culture in the scandal; offer perspectives from different stakeholders of the Church; and address issues of clergy screening, formation, and treatment. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy : decades of tragedy / Thomas G. Plante and Kathleen L. McChesney

Incidence of clergy sexual abuse over time : changes in behavior and seminary training between 1950 and 2008 / Karen J. Terry, Katarina Schuth, and Margaret Leland Smith

Journey to the Charter / Mark E. Chopko, J. Cletus Kiley, and Francis J. Maniscalco

The Dallas Charter and canon law-a blessing in disguise / Terrance Carroll

The Charter report card : have the bishops lived up to the promises made in Dallas? / Kathleen L. McChesney

Was Archimedes an insider or an outsider? / Michael R. Merz

Changing the culture / Geoffrey Robinson

Vicissitudes of response to pastoral malfeasance : a sociological view of church polity / Anson D. Shupe

Scandal versus culture : mother church and the rape of her children / A.W. Richard Sipe

Church governance in light of the sex abuse scandal : the need for financial accountability, transparency, and sound internal financial controls / Charles Zech

Response of the faithful : ten years of crisis / James E. Post

The policy seeks silence but the church needs prevention / Barbara Blaine

Sexual abuse by catholic clergy : the spiritual damage / Thomas P. Doyle

A priest's perspectives on the crisis / Richard Vega

Psychological screening of clergy applicants : keeping those who might harm children and others out of ministry / Thomas G. Plante

Seminary formation in light of the sexual abuse crisis / Gerald D. Coleman

The response of religious institutes of men to the crisis of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States / Monica Applewhite and Paul Macke

Understanding the treatment of clerical sex offenders / Gerard J. McGlone

Building a more pastoral church / Kathleen L. McChesney and Thomas G. Plante.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780313393877

0313393877

9780313393884

0313393885

OCLC:

721891550