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University of Illinois Press Urbana and Chicago www.press.uillinois.edu Religion / Sociology ISBN 978-0-252-03159-5 “The sexual abuse crisis pounding the Roman Catholic Church provides for examination a textbook for case studies of clergy misconduct. Although there is no monopoly on clergy misconduct in any one religion, the spotlight on Catholic clergy can serve all faith communities because of the extent of revealed abuse and the long history of alternating corruption and reform recorded in Roman Catholic documents. The depth of the investigation into clergy malfeasance now in progress has not been equaled since the Protestant Reformation. . . . The value of Anson Shupe’s contribution to the understanding of clergy malfeasance far outstrips any current crisis in any one faith community. The elegance with which he interweaves understandings of sociology, criminology, and religions is unequaled. His contribution is classic and fundamental, and it will endure because it is also practical.” — From the Introduction by A. W. Richard Sipe ...

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