Sexing the Church: Gender, Power, and Ethics in Contemporary Catholicism

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S E X I N G T H E C H U R C H AL INE H . KALBIAN S E X I N G T H E C H U R C H GENDER, POWER, AND ETHICS IN CONTEMPORARY CATHOLICISM i n d i a n a u n i v e r s i t y p r e s s Bloomington & Indianapolis This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu 䉷 2005 by Aline H. Kalbian All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kalbian, Aline H., date– Sexing the church : gender, power, and ethics in contemporary Catholicism / Aline H. Kalbian. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-253-21750-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-253-34530-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Sex—Religious aspects—Catholic Church. I. Title. BX1795.S48K36 2005 241'.66'088282—dc22 2004015475 1 2 3 4 5 10 09 08 07 06 05 With gratitude To my parents Ada Haddad Kalbian and Vicken Vahan Kalbian ...