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

Label
Perversion of power, sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 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
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?