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Betrayal : the crisis in the Catholic Church : the findings of the investigation that inspired the major motion picture Spotlight / by the investigative staff of the Boston Globe, Matt Carroll ... [and 7 others].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York : Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Company, 2015Edition: Updated editionDescription: ix, 282 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780316271530
  • 0316271535
Other title:
  • Crisis in the Catholic Church
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 261.8/3272
LOC classification:
  • BX 1912.9 B564 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
Father Geoghan -- Cover-Up -- The Predators -- The Victims -- Explosion -- The Decline of Deference -- His Eminence -- Sex and the Church -- The Struggle for Change -- The Documents.
Summary: An update of the "devastating revelations that triggered a crisis within the Catholic Church. Here is the truth about the scores of abusive priests who preyed upon innocent children and the cabal of senior Church officials who covered up their crimes. Here is the trail of 'hush money' that the Catholic Church secretly paid to buy victims' silence--deeds that left millions of the faithful in the U.S. and around the world shocked, angry, and confused. Here as well is a vivid account of the ongoing struggle, as Catholics confront their Church and call for sweeping change"
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) BX 1912.9 B564 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000121224

"Originally published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company, May 2002"--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-274) and index.

Father Geoghan -- Cover-Up -- The Predators -- The Victims -- Explosion -- The Decline of Deference -- His Eminence -- Sex and the Church -- The Struggle for Change -- The Documents.

An update of the "devastating revelations that triggered a crisis within the Catholic Church. Here is the truth about the scores of abusive priests who preyed upon innocent children and the cabal of senior Church officials who covered up their crimes. Here is the trail of 'hush money' that the Catholic Church secretly paid to buy victims' silence--deeds that left millions of the faithful in the U.S. and around the world shocked, angry, and confused. Here as well is a vivid account of the ongoing struggle, as Catholics confront their Church and call for sweeping change"

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