Historian Joseph Chinnici served as provincial superior of the Franciscan Friars in California when the order was touched by clergy sexual abuse, several years before it became a national scandal. Blending a historian's skill and dispassion with his own very relevant experiences in a fraught atmosphere, he provides a rare look at what happened then and what must happen now, to re-establish confidence and trust.
Historian Joseph Chinnici served as provincial superior of the Franciscan Friars in California when the order was touched by clergy sexual abuse, several years before it became a national scandal. Blending a historian's skill and dispassion with his own very relevant experiences in a fraught atmosphere, he provides a rare look at what happened then and what must happen now, to re-establish confidence and trust.
Introduction: the Catholic Church, Sexual Abuse, and Leadership 71 The Church in Relation to the Times 152 Confessions 283 Intersections in the Church and Society 604 Community and Power in the Church 855 Power, Relationships, and the Franciscan Tradition I 996 Power, Relationships, and the Franciscan Tradition II 1137 Ownership and Freedom 1338 Scandal and the Church 1579 The Soothing of Jerusalem 186Abbreviations 191Notes 192Index 231