Clerical Sexual Abuse: How the Crisis Changed U. S. Catholic Church-State Relations (Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy)

Formicola, Jo Renee

ISBN 10: 1137384026 / ISBN 13: 9781137384027

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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Title: Clerical Sexual Abuse: How the Crisis ...

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Good

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Synopsis:

The book discusses the changing relationship between American Catholic Bishops and civil authorities in the United States, as civil authority has eclipsed traditional Catholic ecclesiastical privilege and clerical exemption resulting from the hierarchical mismanagement and cover-up of clerical sexual abuse in the United States.

About the Author:

Dr. Jo Renee Formicola is Professor of Political Science at Seton Hall University, USA. She is also the sole author of three other books on Catholic politics. She is the co-author of two books, the editor of several volumes, and has published extensively in journals on Church-State issues.