Clerical Sexual Abuse - How the Crisis Changed U. S. Catholic Church-State Relations

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Jo Renee Formicola is Professor of Political Science at Seton Hall University, USA. She is also the sole author of three other books on Catholic politics. She is the co-author of two books, the editor of several volumes, and has published extensively in journals on Church-State issues. Klappentext The book discusses the changing relationship between American Catholic Bishops and civil authorities in the United States, as civil authority has eclipsed traditional Catholic ecclesiastical privilege and clerical exemption resulting from the hierarchical mismanagement and cover-up of clerical sexual abuse in the United States. Zusammenfassung The book discusses the changing relationship between American Catholic Bishops and civil authorities in the United States! as civil authority has eclipsed traditional Catholic ecclesiastical privilege and clerical exemption resulting from the hierarchical mismanagement and cover-up of clerical sexual abuse in the United States. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Warnings and Denials: Gauthe 2. Revelations and Scandals: Geoghan and Shanley 3. Challenges and Complexity: Canon and Civil Law 4. Too Little, Too Late: The Hierarchy Responds 5. Pushback and Payback: The Laity and The Lawyers 6. From Crisis to Compassion? The Future

List of contents

1. Warnings and Denials: Gauthe 2. Revelations and Scandals: Geoghan and Shanley 3. Challenges and Complexity: Canon and Civil Law 4. Too Little, Too Late: The Hierarchy Responds 5. Pushback and Payback: The Laity and The Lawyers 6. From Crisis to Compassion? The Future

Product details

• Authors: J. Formicola, Jo Renee Formicola, Jo-Renee Formicola
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.10.2014
• EAN: 9781137384027
• ISBN: 978-1-137-38402-7
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy; Palgrave Studies in Religion,; Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy; Palgrave Studies in Religion,
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Political sociology; B, Sociology of Religion, Human Rights, Political Sociology, Political Theory, Religion & beliefs, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Religious issues & debates, Public Administration, Public Policy, Sociology & anthropology, Human rights, civil rights, Palgrave Political Science Collection, Religion and sociology, Social Aspects of Religion, complexity;crisis;management;sexual abuse;state