Nowhere have the revelations of child sexual abuse been more painful than in the various exposés of Catholic priests and religious. Once the silence about abuse in the church was broken, a host of new voices have been heard: victims, victim advocates, the media, the bishops, and even the pope. One voice that hasn’t been heard as often is that of priest-abusers. Marie Keenan, (...)
January 25, 2013
Books
Monsters with Human Voices
Child Sexual Abuse and the Catholic ChurchGender, Power and Organizational CultureMarie KeenanOxford University Press, $62.50, 355 pp.
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