Catholics at a Crossroads : Coverup, Crisis, and Cure

by Flynn, Eileen P.

• ISBN13: 9781931044462
• ISBN10: 1931044465
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Table of Contents

STOP	8	(48)
Introduction	9	(1)
Statistics on priest molestation	10	(2)
Culture of the Catholic Church	12	(13)
1. Hierarchical structure impedes decisive action	14	(1)
2. Laity exercises a passive role	15	(2)
3. Priests are considered superior	17	(1)
4. Confusion over celibacy and sexuality of priests	18	(2)
5. Children are not capable of acting in their own best interest	20	(1)
6. Parents were dismissed when they contacted authorities	20	(1)
7. Priest shortage resulted in reassignments	21	(2)
8. Bishops exercise considerable monetary discretion	23	(2)
Rejection of standard excuses	25	(4)
Don't blame the messenger	29	(2)
The year the truth emerges	31	(18)
Trauma of victims	49	(5)
Generalized demoralization	54	(2)
LOOK	56	(67)
Catholic Sexual Ethics	58	(2)
Catholic Sexual Ethics and Difficult Cases	60	(8)
Appraisals of Catholic Sexual Ethics	68	(7)
Accountability of Cardinals and Bishops	75	(19)
1. Accountability to victims of clergy sexual abuse	77	(3)
2. Accountability to lay Catholics	80	(2)
3. Accountability to "good" priests	82	(5)
4. Accountability to each other	87	(2)
5. Accountability to the pope and curia	89	(1)
6. Accountability to priest molesters	90	(1)
7. Accountability to law enforcement agencies	91	(2)
8. Accountability to members of U.S. society	93	(1)
Theological Issues	94	(1)
Theology of the Church	95	(8)
Theology of the Priesthood	103	(12)
Theology of the Laity	115	(8)
LISTEN	123
Listen to the Vatican	124	(5)
Listen to critics	129	(11)
Listen to VOTF and other organizations	140	(4)
Listen to VOTO	144	(5)
Listen to Scripture	149	(2)
Listen to victims	151	(1)
Listen to the laity	152	(1)
Listen to Keating Commission and the Director of the Office for Child and Youth Protection	153	(4)
Listen in a new way	157	(1)
Conclusion	158	(1)
Endnotes	159