Clergy Sexual Abuse as Moral Injury: Confronting a Wounded and Wounding Church
This essay interprets the ripple effects of harm caused by clergy sexual abuse and its concealment by Catholic Church officials through the lens of moral injury, an enduring spiritual and moral anguish experienced as betrayal, shame, confusion, futility, and distrust. First, the author articulates t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Journal of Moral Theology, Inc.
2023-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Moral Theology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.55476/001c.72061 |