Abuse in the Latin American Church: An Evolving Crisis at the Core of Catholicis

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This book addresses the crisis of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America, offering studies of abuses committed against children, women and vulnerable adults - by both men and women - within the settings of parishes, new religious movements and international religious organizations.

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This book addresses the crisis of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America, the region of the world with the highest percentage of Catholics. Bringing together research from across the continent, it demonstrates that abuse within the Church is indeed a global phenomenon, though abuses have taken different forms according to varying sociocultural contexts. With attention to abuses committed against children, women and vulnerable adults – by both men and women – within the settings of parishes, new religious movements and international religious organizations, it also raises questions of justice, asking how to assess the suffering of victims, how to deal with abusers and how to prevent abuses. It will therefore be of interest to scholars of religious studies, sociology, Latin American studies, criminology, theology, and religious leaders with interests in the abuses and scandals that have been revealed in the worldwide Church.

Author Biography

Véronique Lecaros is Professor in the Department of Theology at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP).Ana Lourdes Suárez is a researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)/National University of San Martin, Argentina.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: Abuses by Country 1. Argentina 2. Brazil 3.Chile 4.Ecuador 5.Mexico 6.Peru 7.Uruguay Part 2: The Abuse Crisis, its Origin and the Institutional Answer 8. Clericalism in its Latin-American Variant 9. Celibacy and the Ecclesial Conception of Physical Suffering 10. The Silence of Victims and Networks of Secrecy 11. Relevance and Meaning of the International Reports on Abuse: An Inescapable Challenge for the Reform of the Catholic Church Part 3: Abuses in Religious Institutions: Congregations, New Religious Movements and Parishes 12. Priests Abusing Sisters, and Abuses in Women's Religious Orders/Congregations 13. Sodalitium Christianae Vitae: The Much-Publicized Scandal of Sexual and Power Abuse in the Peruvian Catholic Church 14. The Karadima Case in Chile: Ecclesial Crisis Due to Abuses 15. From the Comunidad de Jerusalem to Las Misioneras de Cristo Resucitado: Abuse, Trial, Expulsion from the Country, and Resilience in a Religious Community Founded in Uruguay 16. Abusive Dynamics and Institutional Systems Prone to Abuse in Charismatic Communities Founded in Europe with Strong Roots in Latin America 17. Abuses in Parishes: The Case of a Peruvian Parish in a Suburban Poor Area Part 4: Victims' Resilience 18. From Victims to Survivors: Assessing Victims' Suffering 19. Reparation, Restorative Justice and Both the Subjective and Social Need for Truth, Recognition and Justice Commissions in Latin-America 20. New Ecclesial Deal: Preventing Abuses in the Latin American Church

Review

'The crisis of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has affected many people, but unfortunately there exists no serious literature on Latin America. This book is therefore essential for understanding and analysing this crisis. The quality of the contributions makes it a major contribution to the fight against this scourge.' – Stéphane Joulain, Faculty of Canon Law, St Paul University, Ottawa, Canada'If there was ever a convincing account of the far-reaching effects of the prolific clerical abuses in Latin America, this is it! It is, by far, the most comprehensive and bold exposition of the mysteries and twists behind ecclesial abuse, and our shared and urgent call to act upon them.' – Elena Sada, Boston College, USA, and author of Ave negra. La historia de una mujer que sobrevivió al reino de Marcial Maciel (The story of a woman who survived the reign of Marcial Maciel) 'The abuse crisis in the Catholic Church is a global phenomenon and an adequate understanding of its dimensions requires studies at the continental level. This volume of studies on Latin America is a key contribution.' – Massimo Faggioli, Villanova University, USA

Details ISBN1032512865 Author Ana Lourdes Suárez Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781032512860 Format Paperback Imprint Routledge Subtitle An Evolving Crisis at the Core of Catholicism Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Alternative 9781032512846 Edited by Ana Lourdes Suárez Illustrations 1 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Publication Date 2024-04-01 UK Release Date 2024-04-01 Pages 298 DEWEY 282 ISBN-10 1032512865 We've got this

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