Clerical Sexual Abuse
How the Crisis Changed US Catholic Church-State Relations
Published on 2. October 2014
Book
Hardback
VII, 279 pages
978-1-137-38402-7 (ISBN)
Description
The book discusses the changing relationship between American Catholic Bishops and civil authorities in the United States, as civil authority has eclipsed traditional Catholic ecclesiastical privilege and clerical exemption resulting from the hierarchical mismanagement and cover-up of clerical sexual abuse in the United States.
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Edition
2014 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
VII, 279 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-38402-7 (9781137384027)
DOI
10.1057/9781137381644
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Person
Dr. Jo Renee Formicola is Professor of Political Science at Seton Hall University, USA. She is also the sole author of three other books on Catholic politics. She is the co-author of two books, the editor of several volumes, and has published extensively in journals on Church-State issues.
Content
1. Warnings and Denials: Gauthe 2. Revelations and Scandals: Geoghan and Shanley 3. Challenges and Complexity: Canon and Civil Law 4. Too Little, Too Late: The Hierarchy Responds 5. Pushback and Payback: The Laity and The Lawyers 6. From Crisis to Compassion? The Future