Clerical sexual abuse : how the crisis changed US Catholic church-state relations / Jo Renee Formicola.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Formicola, Jo Renee, 1941- author.

Series:

Palgrave studies in religion, politics, and policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church.

Child sexual abuse by clergy--United States.

Child sexual abuse by clergy.

Clergy.

United States.

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

Church and state--Catholic Church.

Church and state.

Church and state--United States.

Clergy--Sexual behavior.

Physical Description:

vii, 279 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

Church-State relations have undergone a dramatic political sea change since the landmark clerical sexual abuse scandals of 2001. Where instances of child molestation by men of the cloth were once routinely denied by the Catholic Church, United States civil authorities have taken bold steps to hold clerics accountable for abuse under civil law. From secret payoffs, cover-ups, and clerical reassignments to civil investigations demanding transparency and justice, Formicola explores key abuse cases and how state authorities moved to protect American children without violating the First Amendment. Clerical Sexual Abuse provides a detailed examination of how rampant sexual crimes cost the Catholic Church both its political clout and its public image in a wave of outrage-fueled reform. Book jacket.

Contents:

Warnings and denials: Gauthe

Revelations and scandals: Geoghan and Shanley

Challenges and complexity: canon and civil law

Too little, too late: the hierarchy responds

Pushback and payback: the laity and the lawyers

From crisis to compassion? the future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137384027

1137384026

OCLC:

880521018