Envisioning a Just Response to the Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis
In this article, I argue that the only way Catholics will experience the conversion of heart necessary to engage in authentic Christian discipleship and respond justly to the clergy sexual abuse crisis is to enter empathetically into the traumatic reality of the crisis. Recognition of the degree to...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Опубликовано: |
2021
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Theological studies
Год: 2021, Том: 82, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 29-54 |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Justice
B ecclesiological mission B clergy child sexual abuse B clergy child sexual abuse victim-survivors B secondary victimization B mediation of grace B spiritual trauma B Catholic Church B posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) B abuse of power |
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| Итог: | In this article, I argue that the only way Catholics will experience the conversion of heart necessary to engage in authentic Christian discipleship and respond justly to the clergy sexual abuse crisis is to enter empathetically into the traumatic reality of the crisis. Recognition of the degree to which clergy abuse harms victim-survivors and subverts the church’s purpose to be the body of Christ leads to the moral obligation to prioritize urgent action on two objectives: (1) solidarity with clergy sexual abuse survivors and (2) effective prevention of clergy sexual abuse globally. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040563921996044 |
