Sex, priests, and power: anatomy of crisis
Richard Sipe examines the continuing sexual crisis facing the Catholic Church today. Has the storm of publicity and controversy caused the church to acknowledge any of the accusations? Will the church accept statistical evidence or alter the way it trains its clergy? How has it come to grips with re...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Brunner / Mazel
1995
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| In: | Year: 1995 |
| Reviews: | Sex, Priests, and Power: Anatomy of A Crisis, by A. W. Richard Sipe. New York: Brunner/Mazel Publishers, 1995, xiv + 220 pp. 24.95 (1996) (Shupe, Anson)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Celibacy
/ Catholic church
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| Further subjects: | B
Catholic Church Clergy Sexual behavior
B Catholic Church United States Clergy Sexual behavior B Sex Religious aspects Catholic Church B Celibacy Catholic Church B Catholicism Clergy Celibacy |
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| Summary: | Richard Sipe examines the continuing sexual crisis facing the Catholic Church today. Has the storm of publicity and controversy caused the church to acknowledge any of the accusations? Will the church accept statistical evidence or alter the way it trains its clergy? How has it come to grips with reforming or retraining abusers? Has it acknowledged the spread of AIDS among its ranks? Why does the church oppress women and react with hostility and fear towards them? Sex, Priests, and Power: Anatomy of a Crisis addresses these and other questions Richard Sipe examines the continuing sexual crisis facing the Catholic Church today. Has the storm of publicity and controversy caused the church to acknowledge any of the accusations? Will the church accept statistical evidence or alter the way it trains its clergy? How has it come to grips with reforming or retraining abusers? Has it acknowledged the spread of AIDS among its ranks? Why does the church oppress women and react with hostility and fear towards them? Sex, Priests, and Power: Anatomy of a Crisis addresses these and other questions |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-210) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0876307691 |