1st Edition
Abuse in the Latin American Church An Evolving Crisis at the Core of Catholicism
This book addresses the crisis of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America, the region of the world with the highest percentage of Catholics. Bringing together research from across the continent, it demonstrates that abuse within the Church is indeed a global phenomenon, though abuses have taken different forms according to varying sociocultural contexts. With attention to abuses committed against children, women and vulnerable adults – by both men and women – within the settings of parishes, new religious movements and international religious organizations, it also raises questions of justice, asking how to assess the suffering of victims, how to deal with abusers and how to prevent abuses. It will therefore be of interest to scholars of religious studies, sociology, Latin American studies, criminology, theology, and religious leaders with interests in the abuses and scandals that have been revealed in the worldwide Church.
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List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Véronique Lecaros and Ana Lourdes Suárez
PART I
CHAPTER 1
SEXUAL ABUSE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ARGENTINA
Juan Bautista Duhau and Ana Lourdes Suárez
CHAPTER 2
ABUSES IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN BRAZIL
Brenda Carranza, Maria José Rosado-Nunes and Júlio César de Paula Ribeiro
CHAPTER 3
THE SEXUAL ABUSE CRISIS IN THE CHILEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH: AN OPEN WOUND
Eduardo Valenzuela
CHAPTER 4
SEXUAL ABUSES IN THE PERUVIAN ECCLESIAL ENVIRONMENT
Dafne Aída Zapata Pratto
SEXUAL ABUSES IN THE ECUADORIAN ECCLESIAL ENVIRONMENT
Jesús García
THE BOLIVIAN CASE
Véronique Lecaros
CHAPTER 5
ECCLESIASTICAL ABUSES IN MEXICO: BETWEEN NATURALIZATION AND DUTY
María Eugenia Patiño López
CHAPTER 6
SEXUAL ABUSE AND THE URUGUAYAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Miguel Pastorino
PART II
CHAPTER 7
CLERICALISM IN ITS LATIN-AMERICAN VARIANT
Véronique Lecaros
CHAPTER 8
A TOLERANT FAMILIARITY WITH THE ILLICIT: THE CATHOLIC SEXUAL IMAGINATION AND ITS ROLE IN THE ABUSE CRISIS
Raúl E. Zegarra
CHAPTER 9
THE SILENCE OF VICTIMS AND NETWORKS OF SECRECY
Luis Bahamondes González and Nelson Marín Alarcón
CHAPTER 10
RELEVANCE AND MEANING OF THE INTERNATIONAL REPORTS ON ABUSE. AN INESCAPABLE CHALLENGE FOR THE REFORM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Carlos Schickendantz
PART III
CHAPTER 11
WOMEN RELIGIOUS VICTIMS OF CLERGY ABUSE AND PERPETRATORS OF ABUSE
Ana Lourdes Suárez
CHAPTER 12
DISCIPLINE, OBEDIENCE, AND PUNISHMENTS: SPIRITUAL ABUSE AS AN ENABLER OF SEXUAL ABUSE WITHIN SODALICIO
Rocío Figueroa and David Tombs
CHAPTER 13
UNVEILING THE MANIPULATION: A TESTIMONY OF SODALITIUM CHRISTIANAE VITAE'S DECEPTION
Gonzalo Cano
CHAPTER 14
THE KARADIMA CASE OF ABUSES IN CHILE: CONTRADICTIONS OF A CHURCH UNDER SCRUTINY
Cristián Parker Gumucio and José Miguel Pérez Valdivia
CHAPTER 15
ABUSE DYNAMICS AND ABUSE-PRONE INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS IN CHARISMATIC COMMUNITIES FOUNDED IN EUROPE WITH STRONG ROOTS IN LATIN AMERICA
Juan Bautista Duhau
CHAPTER 16
ABUSES IN PARISHES: THE CASE OF A PERUVIAN PARISH IN A SUBURBAN POOR AREA
Véronique Lecaros
PART IV
CHAPTER 17
FROM VICTIMS TO SURVIVORS: UNDERSTANDING THE VICTIMS’ SUFFERING
Ana Mercedes Caro
CHAPTER 18
REPARATION, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND BOTH THE SUBJECTIVE AND SOCIAL NEED FOR TRUTH, RECOGNITION, AND JUSTICE COMMISSIONS IN LATIN AMERICA
Carolina Montero Orphanopoulos
CHAPTER 19
ADDRESSING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ABUSE CRISIS: RESPONSES, REFORMS, AND CHALLENGES
Hans Zollner, Véronique Lecaros and Ana Lourdes Suárez
Biography
Véronique Lecaros is Professor in the Department of Theology at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP).
Ana Lourdes Suárez is a researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)/National University of San Martin, Argentina.
‘The crisis of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has affected many people, but unfortunately there exists no serious literature on Latin America. This book is therefore essential for understanding and analysing this crisis. The quality of the contributions makes it a major contribution to the fight against this scourge.’ – Stéphane Joulain, Faculty of Canon Law, St Paul University, Ottawa, Canada
‘If there was ever a convincing account of the far-reaching effects of the prolific clerical abuses in Latin America, this is it! It is, by far, the most comprehensive and bold exposition of the mysteries and twists behind ecclesial abuse, and our shared and urgent call to act upon them.’ – Elena Sada, Boston College, USA, and author of Ave negra. La historia de una mujer que sobrevivió al reino de Marcial Maciel (The story of a woman who survived the reign of Marcial Maciel)
‘The abuse crisis in the Catholic Church is a global phenomenon and an adequate understanding of its dimensions requires studies at the continental level. This volume of studies on Latin America is a key contribution.’ – Massimo Faggioli, Villanova University, USA
