Child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church
By: Louise I. Gerdes, book editor.
Contributors: Gerdes, Louise I., 1953-
Series: At issue; At issue (San Diego, Calif.)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 107
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Sexual behavior; Child sexual abuse by clergy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-102) and index.
Table of contents: title: Child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church: an overview -- Kenneth Jost -- A; title: message from the Pope on the child sexual abuse crisis -- John Paul II; title: Three types of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church -- William Rusher -- The; title: celibacy requirement for priests does not contribute to child sexual abuse -- Philip Jenkins; title: Practices within the Catholic hierarchy encourage child sexual abuse -- Christopher Hitchens -- The; title: Catholic Church's response to child sexual abuse is adequate -- Stephen J. Rossetti -- The; title: Catholic Church's response to child sexual abuse is inadequate -- Stephen J. Pope; title: Zero tolerance of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church is unfair and un-Catholic -- Tom Beaudoin -- The; title: Church's zero-tolerance policy is unfair to victims -- Ross Mackenzie; title: Homosexuality in the priesthoox fosters child sexual abuse -- Rod Dreher; title: Catholic bishops must reform to resolve the child sexual abuse crisis -- Michael Sean Winters; title: Child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church should be treated as a crime -- Thomas Szasz -- The; title: costs of child sexual abuse litigation threaten the Catholic Church -- Dan Michalski -- A; title: victim speaks out -- Craig Martin -- A; title: nonabusing priest speaks out-- J. Ronald Knott.