Frawley-O'Dea, Mary Gail, 1950-

Perversion of power : sexual abuse in the Catholic Church / Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea. - 1st ed. - Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2007. - xv, 320 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-304) and index.

From the Bayou to Boston: a developing pattern -- Surviving soul murder -- Suffering, submission, and sadomasochism -- Embodied and gendered souls -- Degraded sexual desire and theologized sex -- Celibate sexuality and sexually active "celibates" -- Homosexuality: secreted and scapegoated -- Where were the pastors? -- Clerical narcissism -- Perpetrators, priests, people in the pews -- The secret is revealed -- Epilogue: Is everything old new again?.

9780826515469 (cloth : alk. paper) 0826515460 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780826515476 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0826515479 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2006029442


Catholic Church--Clergy--Sexual behavior.


Child sexual abuse by clergy.

BX1912.9 / .F74 2007

261.8/3272088282