Abuse of Minors in the Catholic Church

Anthony J. Blasi has retired from Tennessee State University, USA. He is the author and editor of many books in the sociology of religion, including Sociologies of Religion: National Traditions (2015) and Sociology of Religion in America. A History of a secular Fascination with Religion (2014).Lluis Oviedo is Full Professor for Theological Anthropology and Fundamental Theology at the Pontifical University Antonianum of Rome, Italy. He is also an invited Professor at the Instituto Teologico de Murcia, Spain, and the Co-Editor of the Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions (2013).

• Acknowledgments; List of Figures; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1 Sexual Abuse of Young Boys in the RomanCatholic Church: An Insider Clinician’s Academic Perspective-Jay Feierman; 2 For a Sociology of Pederasty in Catholic Clergy-Javier Elzo; 3 Does Faulty Theology Play a Role in the Abuse Crisis?-Lluis Oviedo; 4 The Role of Informal Networks in the Coverup of Clerical Sex Abuse-Anthony J. Pogorelc; 5 From Causes toward Stratagems and Theological Considerations-Anthony J. Blasi; 6 Has Canon Law Solved Any of the Challenges of the Sexual Abuse Crisis?-Patricia M. Dugan; 7 Clergy Sex Abuse Litigation: Attribution of Responsibility to Religious Entities by Civil Courts-Nicolás Zambrana-Tévar; 8 Sexual Abuse and Clerical Hoosexuality: Notes on an Enigmatic Context-Dominikus Kraschl;9 Conclusion: Trying to Learn Some Lessons and Correct Past Mistakes-Anthony J. Blasi and Lluis Oviedo; Contributors

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