Clerical Sexual Abuse How the Crisis Changed US Catholic Church-State Relations
Description
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.
Keywords
Social ScienceSociologyPolitical ScienceSociology of ReligionPublic PolicyHistory & TheoryLawCivil RightsCriminologyPublic Affairs & AdministrationHuman Rights
2014Book
Author(s)Jo Renee Formicola
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9781137384027
LanguageEnglish
