Sexual abuse and the culture of Catholicism : how priests and nuns become perpetrators - Hidalgo, Myra L. (New York : Haworth Maltreatment & Trauma Press, 2007)
Introduction -- The revelation of crisis -- Taking a closer look-prevalence and characteristics of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church -- Political attempts to identify a singular cause -- The Catholic Church as a human system -- Systemic sexual shame and Catholicism -- Implications for recovery, research, and prevention.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-129) and index.
Keywords: Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Sexual behavior; Nuns -- Sexual behavior; Child sexual abuse by clergy; Child sexual abuse -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church