The Politics of Clerical Sexual Abuse
This article examines the complex politics surrounding the Catholic Bishops’ responses to clerical sexual abuse in the United States from the first, public revelations of the scandal in Boston in 2002 to the present. It asks a compelling leadership question on three levels: how did the Bishops respo...
Main Author: | Jo Renee Formicola |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-01-01
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Series: | Religions |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/7/1/9 |
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