Sin against the Innocents: Sexual Abuse by Priests and the Role of the Catholic Church

Table of contents

• Sin against the Innocents i
• Title Page iii
• Advisory Board vi
• Contents vii
• Series Foreword ix
• Preface xiii
• Acknowledgments xv
• Introduction xvii
• Chapter 1 - Scandal: the Boston Globe and Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church 1
• Chapter 2 - Clergy Sexual Abuse in the American Catholic Church: the View from the Vatican 13
• Chapter 3 - Canon Law and the Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis: the Failure from Above 25
• Chapter 4 - Pledges, Promises, and Actions: the Road to Resolution of the Crisis of Abuse of Children by Catholic Clergy 39
• Chapter 5 - Clergy Sexual Misconduct Oversight Review Boards 47
• Chapter 6 - The Crisis of Sexual Abuse And the Celibate/Sexual Agenda of the Church 61
• Chapter 7 - Clergy Sexual Abuse And Homosexuality 73
• Chapter 8 - What Have We Learned? Implications for Future Research and Formation 85
• Chapter 9 - Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (Snap): An Action Plan 97
• Chapter 10 - Perpetrators of Clergy Abuse of Minors: Insights from Attachment Theory 101
• Chapter 11 - Collaboration Between the Catholic Church, the Mental Health, and the Criminal Justice Systems Regarding Clergy Sex Offenders 115
• Chapter 12 - The Relationship Between the Treatment Facilities and the Church Hierarchy: Forensic Issues and Future Considerations 123
• Chapter 13 - Barriers to Responding to the Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis Within the Roman Catholic Church 139
• Chapter 14 - Episcopal Responsibility for the Sexual Abuse Crisis 155
• Chapter 15 - What the Bishops Failed to Learn from Corporate Ethics Disasters 169
• Chapter 16 - Conclusion: What Do We Know and Where Do We Need to Go? 183
• Index 203
• About the Series Editor and Advisers 217
• About the Editor and Contributors 221

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