Toward Understanding the Catholic Crisis: Observations on Dissident Priests in Texas
Sixty-eight Catholic priests requested the resignation of the archbishop of the San Antonio, Texas archdiocese in 1968. Their dissidence involved a significant confrontation with church authority. In interviews the dissidents expressed "liberal" attitudes in regard to authority, on theolog...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[1970]
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 1970, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 197-207 |
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human relations
B Priests B Dissent B Psychotherapy B Catholicism B Archbishops B Social Ethics B Authoritarianism B Christian Ethics |
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| Summary: | Sixty-eight Catholic priests requested the resignation of the archbishop of the San Antonio, Texas archdiocese in 1968. Their dissidence involved a significant confrontation with church authority. In interviews the dissidents expressed "liberal" attitudes in regard to authority, on theological matters, and on racial and ethnic minorities. Outlines of a "psychotherapeutic ethic" are discernible in their orientation to man and society. This orientation clarifies and is clarified by their self-images as derived from the Twenty Statements Test (TST), a device developed in G. H. Mead's tradition. The psychotherapeutic ethic needs close scrutiny. The particular dissidence of the priests suggests larger questions about dissidents. The possible emergence of a special personality type is also suggested. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1384821 |