Predatory Priests, Silenced Victims : The Sexual Abuse Crisis and the Catholic Church - Mary Gail  Frawley-O'Dea

Predatory Priests, Silenced Victims

The Sexual Abuse Crisis and the Catholic Church

By: Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea (Editor), Virginia Goldner (Editor)

Hardcover | 30 May 2007 | Edition Number 1

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The sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church captured headlines and mobilized public outrage in January 2002. But much of the commentary that immediately followed was reductionistic, focusing on single "causes" of clerical abuse such as mandatory celibacy, homosexuality, sexual repressiveness or sexual permissiveness, anti-Catholicism, and a decadent secular culture. "Predatory Priests, Silenced Victims: The Sexual Abuse Crisis in the Catholic Church, "a collection of groundbreaking articles edited by Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea and Virginia Goldner, eschews such one-size-fits all theorizing. In its place, the abuse situation is explored in all its troubling complexity, as contributors take into account the experiences, respectively, of the victim/survivor, the abuser/perpetrator, and the bystander (whether family member, professional/clergy, or the community at large). The contributors, all experts on the issues involved in clerical sexual abuse, comprise psychoanalysts, biblical scholars, clergy, historians, victim/survivors, and cultural critics. They include novelist and critic Mary Gordon; Episcopal priest Anne Richards; Catholic priest Tom Doyle; psychoanalysts Richard Gartner, Andrea Celenza, and Adrienne Harris; historian and queer theorist Mark Jordan; biblical scholar Gillian Walker; survivor activist Kathleen Dwyer, and many others. Setting polemics to the side, "Predatory Priests, Silenced Victims" provides a sober and sobering analysis of the interlacing historical, doctrinal, and psychological issues that came together in the sexualabuse scandal. It is mandatory reading for all who seek thoughtful, informed commentary on a crisis long in the making and yet to be resolved.
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"Frawley-O'Dea and Goldner have assembled an impressive chorus of interdisciplinary voices in this informative symphony about the clergy sexual abuse. They have brought psychoanalysts, priests, novelists, and social activists together to forge a multi-faceted perspective on this tragic situation. Themes of betrayed trust, sexualized power, covered-up misconduct, and scarred faith occupy the center stage here but we also encounter tales of resilience, survival, and recovery. Far from moralistic finger pointing, this clinically and socially wise collection of essays is deeply humane at its core!" - Salman Akhtar, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Jefferson Medical College "Frawley-O'Dea and Goldner have compiled a compelling series of articles that address questions relating to many aspects of the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. Chagrined, people in and out of the Church have tried to hold in mind the lasting traumatic effects on victims, the shock of comprehending how extensive the abuse was and the greater shock of learning how complicit the Church had been in protecting itself and its priests rather than those who had suffered, and the puzzlement of what, institutionally and psychologically, underpinned such pervasive misconduct. Recognizing that psychological, social, and institutional factors all contributed and paying particular attention to the clinical effects on victims, this volume does the therapeutic, clerical, and lay communities a great service." - Nancy Chodorow, Ph.D., Psychoanalyst and Author ""Predatory Priests, Silenced Victims: The Sexual Abuse Crisis and the Catholic Church" provides a rich compendium of information for the reader based on the latest available data on the topic. It is a comprehensive and multifaceted work that provides no pat answers to the complicated issues involved in the tragedy of priest abuse. The editors have sought out a diverse group of authors to approach the topic from a wide variety of individual, professional, spiritual, and organizational perspectives. Each chapter is unique and thought-provoking; together, they describe a number of factors that contributed to the crisis of priest abuse and its coverup at the highest levels of the Church. Must reading for anyone touched by priest abuse." - Christine Courtois, Ph.D., Author, "Recollections of Sexual Abuse: Treatment Principles and Guidelines"

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