Sin against the Innocents

THOMAS G. PLANTE is a Professor of Psychology at Santa Clara University, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, as well as Consulting Associate Professor of Education, at Stanford University. He has authored, edited or co-edited six earlier books, including Bless Me Father for I Have Sinned: Perspectives on Sexual Abuse by Roman Catholic Priests (Praeger, 1999).

Series Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Sin Against the Innocents by Thomas G. Plante
Scandal: The Boston Globe and Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church by Michael Rezendes
Clergy Sexual Abuse in the American Catholic Church: The View from the Vatican by John Allen Jr.
Canon Law and the Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis: The Failure from Above by Thomas P. Doyle
Pledges, Promises, and Actions: The Road to Resolution of the Crisis of Abuse of Children by Catholic Clergy by Kathleen McChesney
Clergy Sexual Misconduct Oversight Review Boards by Nanette de Fuentes
The Crisis of Sexual Abuse and the Celibate/Sexual Agenda of the Church by A. W. Richard Sipe
Clergy Sexual Abuse and Homosexuality by Gerald D. Coleman
What Have We Learned? Implications for Future Research and Formation by John Allen Loftus
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP): An Action Plan by David Clohessy and Michael Wegs
Perpetrators of Clergy Abuse of Minors: Insights from Attachment Theory by Donna J. Markham and Samuel F. Mikail
Collaboration between the Catholic Church, the Mental Health, and the Criminal Justice Systems Regarding Clergy Sex Offenders by Curtis C. Bryant
The Relationship between the Treatment Facilities and the Church Hierarchy: Forensic Issues and Future Considerations by L. M. Lothstein
Barriers to Responding to the Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis within the Roman Catholic Church by John C. Gonsiorek
Episcopal Responsibility for the Sexual Abuse Crisis by William C. Spohn
What the Bishops Failed to Learn from Corporate Ethics Disaster by Kirk Hanson
Conclusion: What Do We Know and Where Do We Need to Go? by Thomas G. Plante
List of Contributors
Appendix: Character for the Protection of Children and Young People, revised edition