The corrupter of boys: sodomy, scandal, and the medieval clergy
"In the fourth century, clerics began to distinguish themselves from members of the laity by virtue of augmented claims to holiness. Because clerical celibacy was key to this distinction, religious authorities of all stripes-patristic authors, popes, theologians, canonists, monastic founders, a...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Press
[2020]
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | The Middle Ages series
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Church
/ Clergy
/ Celibacy
/ Child
/ Sexual abuse
/ Secrecy
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Clergy
Sexual behavior
History To 1500
B Celibacy Christianity History To 1500 B Church History Middle Ages, 600-1500 B Sexual misconduct by clergy History To 1500 B Child sexual abuse by clergy History To 1500 B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 |
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| Summary: | "In the fourth century, clerics began to distinguish themselves from members of the laity by virtue of augmented claims to holiness. Because clerical celibacy was key to this distinction, religious authorities of all stripes-patristic authors, popes, theologians, canonists, monastic founders, and commentators-became progressively sensitive to sexual scandals that involved the clergy and developed sophisticated tactics for concealing or dispelling embarrassing lapses. The fear of scandal dictated certain lines of action and inaction, the consequences of which are painfully apparent today. This book discusses how the scandal-averse policies, which existed at every conceivable level of the ecclesiastical hierarchy, in conjunction with the requirement of clerical celibacy, resulted in the widespread sexual abuse of boys and male adolescents"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0812252527 |