The Bingo Report: Mandatory Celibacy and Clergy Sexual Abuse
by Louise Haggett
Category: Celibacy

1. Up to a 200 word Synopses/Description per title. (Can include reviews as well)The Bingo Report: Mandatory celibacy and clergy sexual abuse is the recipient of an Honorable Mention in the 2006 IPPY Awards (independent publishing-) and is rated 4 stars on Amazon.com. Bingo represents 10 years of quantitative research, providing scientific documentation that mandatory celibacy and clergy sexual abuse are connected. Book Reviewer and former Jesuit Bill Cleary, calls The Bingo Report "A Treasure of Wisdom for the Church." According to Cleary, "In the deep mines of this underground book are veins of pure gold. You'll be heartened to see proof at last that celibacy itself-and the intense loneliness that goes with it-helps to foment priestly sexual abuse. You'll hear from priests randomly chosen who tell you what it's like to be a priest today, and how faithful-to-vows they think priests are (not very), and how much the official church cares about misbehaving priests (not at all, unless scandal arises.) You'll read heartbreaking comments from victims of predatory priests and get a sense of the horrific state of despair among clergy persons worldwide."