Child Abuse in the Catholic Church
Child Abuse in the Catholic Church | Catholic Bishops Must Reform to Resolve the Child Sexual Abuse Crisis
Michael Sean Winters writes frequently on Catholic issues.
Summary: Bishops who protect pedophiles and who fail to accept responsibility for their failure to safeguard victims should not be allowed to lead in the Catholic Church. The philosophy of the Catholic hierarchy— to serve the local church, not to govern it—should be revived. Although strict reform regarding pedophile priests is important, to prevent future scandals and restore the credibility of the church, the bishops themselves must reform. Bishops who fail to accept responsibility for...
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Table of Contents
- Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church: An Overview
- A Message from the Pope on the Child Sexual Abuse Crisis
- Three Types of Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church
- The Celibacy Requirement for Priests Contributes to Child Sexual Abuse
- The Celibacy Requirement for Priests Does Not Contribute to Child Sexual Abuse
- Practices Within the Catholic Hierarchy Encourage Child Sexual Abuse
- The Catholic Church’s Response to Child Sexual Abuse Is Adequate
- The Catholic Church’s Response to Child Sexual Abuse Is Inadequate
- Zero Tolerance of Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church Is Unfair and Un-Catholic
- The Church’s Zero-Tolerance Policy Is Unfair to Victims
- Homosexuality in the Priesthood Fosters Child Sexual Abuse
- Catholic Bishops Must Reform to Resolve the Child Sexual Abuse Crisis
- Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church Should Be Treated as a Crime
- The Costs of Child Sexual Abuse Litigation Threaten the Catholic Church
- A Victim Speaks Out
- A Nonabusing Priest Speaks Out
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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