Child Abuse in the Catholic Church

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Child Abuse in the Catholic Church | Table of Contents

• Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church: An Overview

  by Kenneth Jost

• A Message from the Pope on the Child Sexual Abuse Crisis

  by John Paul II

• Three Types of Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church

  by William Rusher

• The Celibacy Requirement for Priests Contributes to Child Sexual Abuse

  by Eugene Kennedy

• The Celibacy Requirement for Priests Does Not Contribute to Child Sexual Abuse

  by Philip Jenkins

• Practices Within the Catholic Hierarchy Encourage Child Sexual Abuse

  by Christopher Hitchens

• The Catholic Church’s Response to Child Sexual Abuse Is Adequate

  by Stephen J. Rossetti

• The Catholic Church’s Response to Child Sexual Abuse Is Inadequate

  by Stephen J. Pope

• Zero Tolerance of Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church Is Unfair and Un-Catholic

  by Tom Beaudoin

• The Church’s Zero-Tolerance Policy Is Unfair to Victims

  by Ross Mackenzie

• Homosexuality in the Priesthood Fosters Child Sexual Abuse

  by Rod Dreher

• Catholic Bishops Must Reform to Resolve the Child Sexual Abuse Crisis

  by Michael Sean Winters

• Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church Should Be Treated as a Crime

  by Thomas Szasz

• The Costs of Child Sexual Abuse Litigation Threaten the Catholic Church

  by Dan Michalski

• A Victim Speaks Out

  by Craig Martin

• A Nonabusing Priest Speaks Out

  by J. Ronald Knott

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