Sin against the Innocents

THOMAS G. PLANTE is a Professor of Psychology at Santa Clara University, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, as well as Consulting Associate Professor of Education, at Stanford University. He has authored, edited or co-edited six earlier books, including Bless Me Father for I Have Sinned: Perspectives on Sexual Abuse by Roman Catholic Priests (Praeger, 1999).

• Series ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Sin Against the Innocents by Thomas G. PlanteScandal: The Boston Globe and Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church by Michael RezendesClergy Sexual Abuse in the American Catholic Church: The View from the Vatican by John Allen Jr.Canon Law and the Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis: The Failure from Above by Thomas P. DoylePledges, Promises, and Actions: The Road to Resolution of the Crisis of Abuse of Children by Catholic Clergy by Kathleen McChesneyClergy Sexual Misconduct Oversight Review Boards by Nanette de FuentesThe Crisis of Sexual Abuse and the Celibate/Sexual Agenda of the Church by A. W. Richard SipeClergy Sexual Abuse and Homosexuality by Gerald D. ColemanWhat Have We Learned? Implications for Future Research and Formation by John Allen LoftusSurvivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP): An Action Plan by David Clohessy and Michael WegsPerpetrators of Clergy Abuse of Minors: Insights from Attachment Theory by Donna J. Markham and Samuel F. MikailCollaboration between the Catholic Church, the Mental Health, and the Criminal Justice Systems Regarding Clergy Sex Offenders by Curtis C. BryantThe Relationship between the Treatment Facilities and the Church Hierarchy: Forensic Issues and Future Considerations by L. M. LothsteinBarriers to Responding to the Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis within the Roman Catholic Church by John C. GonsiorekEpiscopal Responsibility for the Sexual Abuse Crisis by William C. SpohnWhat the Bishops Failed to Learn from Corporate Ethics Disaster by Kirk HansonConclusion: What Do We Know and Where Do We Need to Go? by Thomas G. PlanteList of ContributorsAppendix: Character for the Protection of Children and Young People, revised edition