Sociological Perspectives on Clerical Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Hierarchy

Preface.- 1.Introduction.-<div><div>1.1 Background and Statement of the Problem.-</div><div>1.2 The Popular Approach in the Study of Clerical Abuse.-</div><div>1.3 The Research Problematic.-</div><div>1.4 The Social Disorganization Theory and Clerical Sexual Abuse.-</div><div>1.5 Methodology.-</div><div>1.6 The Book’s Theoretical Orientation.-</div><div>1.7 Judging Clerical Abuse in the Church.-</div><div>1.8 The Book’s Roadmap.-</div><div>1.9 Summary.-</div><div>References.-</div><div>2 The Catholic Hierarchy and Social Interaction of the Clergy.-<br></div><div>2.1 Introduction.-</div><div>2.2 The Composition of the Catholic Hierarchy.-</div><div>2.3 The Clerical Social Networks in the Hierarchy.-</div><div>2.4 Meet and Greet for Diocesan Priests with their Bishops.-</div><div>2.5 The Social Interaction among Bishops.-</div><div>2.6 The Interaction between Bishops, the Roman Curia, and the Pope.-</div><div>2.7 Spiritual Network and Social Bonding in the Clerical Community.-</div><div>2.8 Summary.-</div><div>References.-</div><div>3. Supervision of Clerical Behavior in the Hierarchy.-<br></div><div>3.1 Introduction.-<br></div><div>3.2 The Roman Curia.-</div><div>3.3 Vast Discretionary Powers of the Bishops.-</div><div>3.4 The Church’s Judicial and Clerical Monitoring Systems.-</div>3.5 Technology and Surveillance of Clerical Behavior.-</div><div>3.6 Summary.-</div><div>References.</div><div>4.Celibacy and Social Disorganization in the Catholic Hierarchy.-<br></div><div>4.1 Social Factors of Clerical Sexual Abuse.-<br></div><div>4.2 Social Factors of Clerical Sexual Abuse.-&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div>4.3 Mandatory Celibacy and Clerical Sexual Abuse.-</div><div>4.4 Social Disorganization Theory and Clerical Sexual Abuse.-</div><div>4.5 The Family and Family Relations and Bridging Social Networks.-</div><div>4.6 Major Arguments in Favor and against Mandatory Celibacy.-</div><div>4.7 Celibacy and the Superior Status of the Clergy in the Church.-</div><div>4.8 The Family and Family Relations and Bridging Social Networks.-</div><div>4.9 Marriage, Family, and Social Control of Clerical Abuse.-</div><div>4.9.1 Mandatory Celibacy and Clerical Sexual Abuse.-</div><div>4.9.2 Summary.-</div><div>References.-</div><div>5.Lay Empowerment, Social Disorganization, and Clerical Sexual Abuse.-<br></div><div>5.1 Introduction.-</div><div>5.2 Lay Empowerment in the Church.-</div><div>5.3 Understanding Empowerment.-</div><div>5.4 Implication of Limited Lay Empowerment to Clerical Behavior.-</div><div>5.5 Lay Empowerment and Clerical Sexual Abuse.-&nbsp;</div><div>5.6 Summary.-</div><div>References.</div>