Resisting the Power of Mea Culpa

Gerard Rodgers holds a B.Sc (Hons) Psychology and a doctorate in psychotherapy. This is his second academic book.

CONTENTS: The Context of Early Childhood – A Summarized History that Shaped Irish Values from the Mid-Nineteenth Century to the Present – The House of Fear - Recruiting Junior Vocations in the Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise – The Special Historic Relationship of the De La Salle Order and the Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise – Child Sexual Abuse in 1977/1978 Catholic Ireland – Entering the De La Salle Junior Novitiate in Castletown, Portlaoise in 1978 – The Pope’s Visit to Ireland in 1979 and After – Secondary School in St Mel’s College, Longford, 1979–1984 – Legal/Social Discrimination Against Gay Persons in Ireland – Further Key Themes in 1970s/1980s Ireland – Self-Injury and Active Suicidal Intent – Reconfiguring Guilt/Shame in 1990s Ireland: Struggles for Social Freedom/Equality – The Journey of Personal Recovery in a Changing Ireland – The Challenges of Confronting Childhood Sexual Abuse in Adulthood – Further Backdrop to the High Court Action in 2012 – The Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise – The Dublin Archdiocese and the Early History of De La Salle Brothers – The De La Salle Order in Dublin under Archbishop John Charles McQuaid and After – Recent Developments for the De La Salle Order and Revelations of Concealed Historic Abuses – The De La Salle Order and Other Catholic Religious Orders: Global Investment Strategies – The Current Role of the Dublin Archdiocese – The State’s Role in Education: Systemic Failures in Protecting Children – Foregrounding of Charitable/Religious Patronage in Mental Health: A Critique.