Abuse in the Latin American Church

An Evolving Crisis at the Core of Catholicism
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-51286-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 485 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lecaros, Véronique

Lourdes Suárez, Ana

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Katholizismus, Römisch-Katholische Kirche
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Kindesmissbrauch, Sexueller Missbrauch, Häusliche Gewalt

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.