Child Abuse in the Catholic Church
Child Abuse in the Catholic Church | The Costs of Child Sexual Abuse Litigation Threaten the Catholic Church
Dan Michalski is a Dallas-based writer who has contributed to D magazine, Texas Monthly, and the London Observer.
Summary: Across America, Catholic dioceses are paying millions of dollars to victims of child sexual abuse at the hands of priests. As a result, the Catholic Church must face not only the tarnishing of its reputation because of child sexual abuse but the resulting financial damages as well. Cardinals are forced to lay off church employees, close offices, and shut down schools and seminaries to pay the high price of litigation....
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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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