Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-102) and index.
Contents:
Child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church: an overview / Kenneth Jost -- A message from the Pope on the child sexual abuse crisis / John Paul II -- Three types of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church / William Rusher -- The celibacy requirement for priests does not contribute to child sexual abuse / Philip Jenkins -- Practices within the Catholic hierarchy encourage child sexual abuse / Christopher Hitchens -- The Catholic Church's response to child sexual abuse is adequate / Stephen J. Rossetti -- The Catholic Church's response to child sexual abuse is inadequate / Stephen J. Pope -- Zero tolerance of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church is unfair and un-Catholic / Tom Beaudoin -- The Church's zero-tolerance policy is unfair to victims / Ross Mackenzie -- Homosexuality in the priesthoox fosters child sexual abuse / Rod Dreher -- Catholic bishops must reform to resolve the child sexual abuse crisis / Michael Sean Winters -- Child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church should be treated as a crime / Thomas Szasz -- The costs of child sexual abuse litigation threaten the Catholic Church / Dan Michalski -- A victim speaks out / Craig Martin -- A nonabusing priest speaks out / J. Ronald Knott.
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