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• catalog abstract "Over the past few years, a relentless crescendo of revelations about Catholic priests molesting children has riveted the nation's attention and raised urgent, previously unthinkable questions: Just how widespread is child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy? Why hasn't the Catholic Church done more to stop it? In A Gospel of Shame, authors Elinor Burkett and Frank Bruni provide the answers, which turn out to be infuriating and heartbreaking, difficult to accept but impossible to dismiss. The authors painstakingly document and vividly detail dozens of cases across the country and reveal how this heinous abuse of trust has been tacitly sanctioned by the Church's silence. Opening with the story of James Porter, a former priest scheduled to be tried in late 1993 for mass molestation, the book uses interviews with victims to examine children's unique vulnerability to priests and with priest abusers to explore their dangerous isolation. It documents the failure of prosecutors, judges, psychologists and reporters to monitor bishops, who spend millions of dollars to protect the Church's image rather than its believers. Finally, it dares to ask - and answer - the question of why such a seemingly disproportionate number of priests molest children. Without indicting the Church, Burkett and Bruni argue that the demands of the priesthood and the hierarchical structure decreed by Rome foster a climate perilous to the young. Their insights are culled from extensive interviews with many of the nation's foremost experts on child sexual abuse and even some of the Catholic Church's most respected American bishops. But A Gospel of Shame is no dry academic treatise. It is gripping journalism, weaving unforgettable anecdotes of individual abuse and institutional cover-up. And it is essential reading - not just for clergy and laity, but for anyone concerned about the welfare of children and the forces that lead to their victimization.".
• catalog contributor b4961933.
• catalog contributor b4961934.
• catalog created "1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1993.".
• catalog description "But A Gospel of Shame is no dry academic treatise. It is gripping journalism, weaving unforgettable anecdotes of individual abuse and institutional cover-up. And it is essential reading - not just for clergy and laity, but for anyone concerned about the welfare of children and the forces that lead to their victimization.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "Opening with the story of James Porter, a former priest scheduled to be tried in late 1993 for mass molestation, the book uses interviews with victims to examine children's unique vulnerability to priests and with priest abusers to explore their dangerous isolation. It documents the failure of prosecutors, judges, psychologists and reporters to monitor bishops, who spend millions of dollars to protect the Church's image rather than its believers. Finally, it dares to ask - and answer - the question of why such a seemingly disproportionate number of priests molest children. Without indicting the Church, Burkett and Bruni argue that the demands of the priesthood and the hierarchical structure decreed by Rome foster a climate perilous to the young. Their insights are culled from extensive interviews with many of the nation's foremost experts on child sexual abuse and even some of the Catholic Church's most respected American bishops.".
• catalog description "Over the past few years, a relentless crescendo of revelations about Catholic priests molesting children has riveted the nation's attention and raised urgent, previously unthinkable questions: Just how widespread is child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy? Why hasn't the Catholic Church done more to stop it? In A Gospel of Shame, authors Elinor Burkett and Frank Bruni provide the answers, which turn out to be infuriating and heartbreaking, difficult to accept but impossible to dismiss. The authors painstakingly document and vividly detail dozens of cases across the country and reveal how this heinous abuse of trust has been tacitly sanctioned by the Church's silence.".
• catalog description "While God Wasn't Watching -- Revelations -- Genesis -- Suffer the Children -- False Idols -- The Silencing of the Lambs -- Casting Out Lepers -- The Crucifixion of Innocence -- Cardinal Sins --Unspoken Covenant -- Bitter Fruits -- A Path to Redemption -- Epilogue: Amazing Grace.".
• catalog extent "ix, 292 p., [8] p. of plates :".
• catalog hasFormat "Gospel of shame.".
• catalog identifier "067084828X".
• catalog isFormatOf "Gospel of shame.".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York, NY : Viking,".
• catalog relation "Gospel of shame.".
• catalog spatial "United States.".
• catalog subject "261.8/32 20".
• catalog subject "BX1912.9 .B87 1993".
• catalog subject "Catholic Church Clergy Sexual behavior United States.".
• catalog subject "Catholic Church United States Clergy Sexual behavior.".
• catalog subject "Child sexual abuse Religious aspects Catholic Church.".
• catalog subject "Child sexual abuse United States.".
• catalog subject "Child sexual abuse by clergy United States.".
• catalog tableOfContents "While God Wasn't Watching -- Revelations -- Genesis -- Suffer the Children -- False Idols -- The Silencing of the Lambs -- Casting Out Lepers -- The Crucifixion of Innocence -- Cardinal Sins --Unspoken Covenant -- Bitter Fruits -- A Path to Redemption -- Epilogue: Amazing Grace.".
• catalog title "A gospel of shame : children, sexual abuse and the Catholic Church / Elinor Burkett and Frank Bruni.".
• catalog type "text".