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Bless me father for I have sinned: perspectives on sexual abuse
committed by Roman Catholic priests / edited by Thomas G. Plante;
foreword by Sylvia M. Demarest.

p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-275-96386-1 (alk. paper)
1. Child sexual abuse by clergy. 2. Catholic
Church--Clergy--Sexual behavior. I. Plante, Thomas G.
BX1912.9.B54 1999
261.8'3272'08822--dc21 98-56635

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Copyright © 1999 by Thomas G. Plante

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-56635
ISBN: 0-275-96386-1

First published in 1999

Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
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Printed in the United States of America
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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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Copyright Acknowledgment

The author and publisher gratefully acknowledge permission to reprint portions of "Catholic
priests who sexually abuse minors: Why do we hear so much yet know so little?" from Pastoral Psy-
chology, 44 ( 5), published in 1996.

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