Description |
215 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents |
Prologue : the challenge of Fr. Abe -- 1. Changing confessions -- 2. From celibate sacrifice to intimate communion -- 3. Open to change -- 4. Moral dilemmas -- 5. A question of identity -- 6. The erosion of patriarchy -- 7. Moving on -- Conclusion : beyond secrets |
Summary |
"In the 1960s and 70s, thousands of Roman Catholic priests left the active ministry to get married. Nothing like this had been seen on this scale since the French Revolution, and before that since the Reformation. Now a different phenomenon seems to be at work: priests who have formed long-time, intimate, sexual friendships. These men are not pedophiles or sexual abusers. They are adult, mature men who can no longer find a rationale for a life of obligatory celibacy and enter into responsible sexual relationships. Some of them are straight, some gay. Based on interviews, conducted over a nine-year period, with fifty Australian priests, Priests in Love tells the stories of these priests and their friends. It deals with the moral, psychological, and social challenges they face on the less-traveled road of social change."--BOOK JACKET |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references : pages 207-215 |
Subject |
Catholic Church -- Australia -- Clergy
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Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Sexual behavior -- Case studies.
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Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Sexual behavior -- Australia -- Case studies.
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Priests -- Sexual behavior -- Case studies.
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Priests -- Sexual behavior -- Australia -- Case studies.
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Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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ISBN |
1920721177 |
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