Bibliograph

Perversion of power, sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea

Type

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Perversion of power, sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-304) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Perversion of power

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

71350368

Responsibility statement

Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea

Sub title

sexual abuse in the Catholic Church

Summary

Drawing on 20 years of clinical experience, the author presents the dynamics of sexual abuse both from the victim's point of view and from the priest's; probes why the Church hierarchy, fellow priests, and lay people were silent for so long; and what drew this scandal into the public arena

Table Of Contents

From the Bayou to Boston: a developing pattern -- Surviving soul murder -- Suffering, submission, and sadomasochism -- Embodied and gendered souls -- Degraded sexual desire and theologized sex -- Celibate sexuality and sexually active "celibates" -- Homosexuality: secreted and scapegoated -- Where were the pastors? -- Clerical narcissism -- Perpetrators, priests, people in the pews -- The secret is revealed -- Epilogue: Is everything old new again?

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