Clerical Sexual Abuse
How the Crisis Changed US Catholic Church-State Relations
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Marriage & Family
| Author: | Jo Renee Formicola | ISBN: | 9781137381644 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | October 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jo Renee Formicola |
| ISBN: | 9781137381644 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | October 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
The book discusses the changing relationship between American Catholic Bishops and civil authorities in the United States, as civil authority has eclipsed traditional Catholic ecclesiastical privilege and clerical exemption resulting from the hierarchical mismanagement and cover-up of clerical sexual abuse in the United States.
The book discusses the changing relationship between American Catholic Bishops and civil authorities in the United States, as civil authority has eclipsed traditional Catholic ecclesiastical privilege and clerical exemption resulting from the hierarchical mismanagement and cover-up of clerical sexual abuse in the United States.
