The Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis

"The story of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests has sent shock waves around the nation and will not fade from consciousness or the news. We ask, "How could this happen?" And then we ask, "How could the Catholic Church let this continue for so long - in seeming silence and duplicity?" Paul R. Dokecki, a community psychologist at Vanderbilt, an active Catholic, and a former board member of the National Catholic Education Association, examines the crisis not only with the eye of an investigative reporter, but the analytical skills and training of a psychologist as well. Moreover, he lays the foundation for reasonable and practical reform measures - toward a greater transparency, a more open and participatory governance in the church, and for a greatly expanded role for the people of God who make up the church. It is in this way, Dokecki believes, the church will be able to keep the innocent children of the church safe from harm."--Jacket.

First sentence: SINCE 1999, the Tennessean and other Nashville news media have extensively covered the story of Edward J. McKeown, a formerly active Catholic priest and convicted child sexual abuser.

Year

2004

Language

English

Publisher

Georgetown University Press

Editions

3

Pages

278

ISBN

9781589010062

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