Child Abuse in the Catholic Church
Child Abuse in the Catholic Church | Zero Tolerance of Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church Is Unfair and Un-Catholic
Tom Beaudoin is a visiting assistant professor of theology and religious education at Boston College.
Summary: Zero tolerance is a phrase designed to appease public outrage and is in part based on a need for revenge, a morally unacceptable motivation that goes against Catholic teachings. In Catholic teachings not all sins have the same moral severity nor should all receive equal punishment. Although all sexual abuse of children is abhorrent, the severity of each case of abuse by priests is different and should be punished accordingly. Zero tolerance,...
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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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