RT Article
T1 Sexual Abuse, a Royal Commission, and the Australian Church
JF Theological studies
VO 80
IS 4
SP 950
OP 966
A1 Ormerod, Neil 1954-
LA English
PB Sage Publ.
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/168897170X
AB The sexual abuse crisis and subsequent Royal Commission investigation raised important ecclesiological and ecclesial issues for the Australian Catholic Church. This article provides background to the work of the Commission and explores four issues: the seal of the confessional; the notion of ontological change in ordination; the place of women in the church; and the authority of bishops. While no direct theological resolution of these is possible, these issues have been raised with pressing urgency.
K1 Australian Catholic Church
K1 Authority
K1 Bishops
K1 ontological change
K1 Priesthood
K1 seal of the confessional
K1 Sexual Abuse
K1 Women in the church
DO 10.1177/0040563919874514