A Gospel of Shame: Children, Sexual Abuse, and the Catholic Church

by Frank Bruni, Elinor Burkett

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The relentless crescendo of revelations of sexual abuse in the nation's Catholic churches has rocked the nation. Just how widespread is child sexual abuse by the Catholic clergy? And why hasn't the Catholic church done more to stop it?In A Gospel of Shame, Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalists Elinor Burkett and Frank Bruni provide the answers to these questions and more. The answers, however, turn out to be infuriating and heartbreaking, difficult to accept but impossible to dismiss. The show more authors thoroughly document dozens of cases across the country and reveal how this heinous abuse of trust has been tacitly sanctioned by the Church's silence. show less

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Frank Bruni has been an op-ed columnist for the New York Times since 2011. He previously worked as the newspaper's Rome bureau chief, Sunday magazine staff writer, one of its White House correspondents, and its chief restaurant critic. He has written several books including Born Round, Ambling into History, and Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: show more An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Elinor Burkett was a professor of history before becoming a journalist. She won numerous awards for her work at The Miami Herald and has written articles for The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, and Mirabella. She divides her time between the Catskills and New York City.

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Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction
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261.832ReligionChristian organization, social work & worshipSocial theology and interreligious relations and attitudesChristianity and socioeconomic problemsSocial TeachingPoverty & Social Justice
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BX1912.9 .B87Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionChristian DenominationsChristian DenominationsCatholic ChurchGovernment and organization
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