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The "Catholic Priest Sex Scandal"



A Sampling of Newspaper Articles about the Roman Catholic Clergy Abuse Scandal




Miscellaneous Blogs by P. Tillers on the Clergy Abuse Scandal


 

A Stream-of-Consciousness List of Issues



Privileges & Privacy

Confidentiality of Counseling & Therapy for Priests
Confidentiality & Group Counseling
Confidentiality of Confessions Made to Priests
Confidentiality of Therapy & Medical Records of Accusers of Priests
Confidentiality of Settlement Agreements
Confidentiality of Grand Jury Proceedings
Confidentiality & Depositions in Civil Litigation
Confidentiality & Personnel Records
Credibility
Repressed and Recovered Memories
Financial Incentives for Accusers
Lawyers & Accusers: The Industry of Sex Scandal Lawsuits
Judging Accusations: The Hunger for Publicity and Attention
Judging Accusations: Mental Disorder
... but some accusations of priestly sexual misconduct are true.
Celibacy & Pedophilia
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Homosexuality & Pedophilia among the Catholic Clergy: Is There a Connection?
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Fair Trial and the Business of News & Books: Selling The Boston Globe while Achieving Justice -- and the Pulitzer Prize
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Media Attention to the "Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal," and Anti-clericalism(?) in the Media
Is There Anti-clericalism in the Judicial System(?)
... these are practically toxic questions, which you are free to ignore if you think them absurd ...

Pedophilia versus Sexual Abuse of Teenagers: Does the Distinction Matter?
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Pedophilia, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Misconduct & Recidivism: Is One Strike Conclusive Evidence that a Priest Is Forever Out of Order?
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Are There Degrees of Sexual Molestation?
Does this question have anything to do with evidence and proof?
Can a Catholic Priest Wear Clerical Garb at His Child Sex Abuse Trial? (Collateral(?) question: Would a priest want to do so today?)
The Role of Religion & Religious Affiliation in Juror Selection for Civil and Criminal Trials of Catholic Priests for Sexual Misconduct
The Evidentiary Status and Uses of (i) Theological and Religious Doctrines and Beliefs and (ii) Canon Law, in Trials of Catholic Priests for Sexual Misconduct

Is the Catholic Church's Insistence on Clerical Celibacy a Crime? (Is there any good reason for this irreverent question? {Compare the tobacco companies' claim that the legality of smoking and cigarettes places sharp limits on cigarette companies' liability.})


A Simple(?) Matter of Numbers: Just How (Un)Common -- How (In)Frequent -- Is Sexual Misconduct by Catholic Priests -- and How Do You Know the Answer to This Question -- or How Can Anyone Generate a Good Answer to This Question?



More Material



Blog: Shanley, Repressed Memory & Elizabeth Loftus
(Feb. 6 & 7, 2005)

Philip Jenkins, PEDOHILES AND PRIESTS (Oxford, 1996)

 

[additional material to come]




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