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Boys of the Cloth
The Accidental Role of Church Reforms in Causing and Curbing Abuse by Priests
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2012
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Drawing on the author’s unusual background as a seminarian turned scientist and business executive, Boys of the Cloth presents a unique analysis of the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. The book combines a first-hand account of seminary life during the 1960s—a period that turns out to be crucial for understanding the crisis—with explorations of the history of the seminary system, current scientific knowledge about abusive behavior, and the Church’s own investigations into the “epidemic” of abuse by its priests. Through the interplay between these topics, two paradoxical conclusions emerge. First, that the epidemic was caused by an ancient reform intended to eradicate rather than encourage clerical corruption. Second, that it was reversed by modern Church policies with no obvious connection to sexual abuse. Boys of the Cloth will transform your understanding of predatory behavior by priests and of measures that will be crucial to prevent it.
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Copyright year
2012
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-5974-1
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-5975-8
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
126
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1. The Call of God—or My Mother? “Vocation,” 1961-62 No access Pages 1 - 12
2. Schools for Scandal: The Role of Seminaries in the Abuse Crisis No access Pages 13 - 18
3. A World Apart: Upholland College, 1962-63 No access Pages 19 - 40
4. Boys (and Men) of the Cloth: Four Centuries of the Seminary System No access Pages 41 - 51
5. Tranquility, then Turmoil: Upholland College, 1963-65 No access Pages 52 - 60
6. Descent into Evil: How Priests Became Abusers No access Pages 61 - 77
