Celibacy in crisis : a secret world revisited / by A.W. Richard Sipe ; foreward by Richard McBrien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sipe, A. W. Richard, 1932-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Clergy--Sexual behavior.

Catholic Church.

Celibacy--Catholic Church.

Celibacy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Brunner-Routledge, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the midst of the worst crisis the Catholic Church has seen in almost 500 years, this book challenges Catholic authorities to renew, rethink, or reform the long-standing institution of celibacy.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; FOREWORD BY REVEREND RlCHARD P.McBRIEN; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; WHY STUDY CELIBACY?; WHAT Is IT?; HOW DO THOSE WHO PROFESS CELIBACY PRACTICE IT?; THE MASTURBATIONS; PRIESTS AND WOMEN; WHEN PRIESTS BECOME FATHERS; THE HOMOSEXUALITIES; SEXUAL COMPROMISES; PRIESTS AND MINORS; WHO ABUSES?; CAN CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE BE PREVENTED?; LIVING WITH CELIBACY; THE ACHIEVEMENT OF CELIBACY; EPILOGUE

DIMENSIONS OF THE CRISIS The Seven Pillars of the Crisis; REFERENCES; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-340) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-00101-0

0-203-60375-3

1-134-00102-9

1-280-05858-7

0-203-49587-X

9780203495872

OCLC:

252903477