Child Abuse in the Catholic Church
Child Abuse in the Catholic Church | A Nonabusing Priest Speaks Out
J. Ronald Knott is a priest of the archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky, and is vocation director and director of Catholic worship at Bellarmine University in Louisville.
Summary: The scandal of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has made it hard for nonabusing priests who have given everything to their profession. They suffer the pain of all who have been hurt by the scandal, from the victims and their families to the abusive priests and well-meaning bishops. What is most difficult, however, is the self-doubt that arises in the hearts of innocent...
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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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