Sociological Perspectives on Clerical Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Hierarchy: An Exploratory Structural Analysis of Social Disorganisation

ISBN-13: 9789811388248 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 97 str.

Vivencio O. Ballano

Spis treści

Preface.- 1.Introduction.-

1.1 Background and Statement of the Problem.-

1.2 The Popular Approach in the Study of Clerical Abuse.-

1.3 The Research Problematic.-

1.4 The Social Disorganization Theory and Clerical Sexual Abuse.-

1.5 Methodology.-

1.6 The Book’s Theoretical Orientation.-

1.7 Judging Clerical Abuse in the Church.-

1.8 The Book’s Roadmap.-

1.9 Summary.-

References.-

2 The Catholic Hierarchy and Social Interaction of the Clergy.-

2.1 Introduction.-

2.2 The Composition of the Catholic Hierarchy.-

2.3 The Clerical Social Networks in the Hierarchy.-

2.4 Meet and Greet for Diocesan Priests with their Bishops.-

2.5 The Social Interaction among Bishops.-

2.6 The Interaction between Bishops, the Roman Curia, and the Pope.-

2.7 Spiritual Network and Social Bonding in the Clerical Community.-

2.8 Summary.-

References.-

3. Supervision of Clerical Behavior in the Hierarchy.-

3.1 Introduction.-

3.2 The Roman Curia.-

3.3 Vast Discretionary Powers of the Bishops.-

3.4 The Church’s Judicial and Clerical Monitoring Systems.-

3.5 Technology and Surveillance of Clerical Behavior.-

3.6 Summary.-

References.

4.Celibacy and Social Disorganization in the Catholic Hierarchy.-

4.1 Social Factors of Clerical Sexual Abuse.-

4.2 Social Factors of Clerical Sexual Abuse.-  

4.3 Mandatory Celibacy and Clerical Sexual Abuse.-

4.4 Social Disorganization Theory and Clerical Sexual Abuse.-

4.5 The Family and Family Relations and Bridging Social Networks.-

4.6 Major Arguments in Favor and against Mandatory Celibacy.-

4.7 Celibacy and the Superior Status of the Clergy in the Church.-

4.8 The Family and Family Relations and Bridging Social Networks.-

4.9 Marriage, Family, and Social Control of Clerical Abuse.-

4.9.1 Mandatory Celibacy and Clerical Sexual Abuse.-

4.9.2 Summary.-

References.-

5.Lay Empowerment, Social Disorganization, and Clerical Sexual Abuse.-

5.1 Introduction.-

5.2 Lay Empowerment in the Church.-

5.3 Understanding Empowerment.-

5.4 Implication of Limited Lay Empowerment to Clerical Behavior.-

5.5 Lay Empowerment and Clerical Sexual Abuse.- 

5.6 Summary.-

References.

O autorze

Dr. Vivencio O. Ballano was a diocesan and Jesuit seminarian for 10 years and Theology professor in Catholic universities for 12 years before becoming a sociologist. Currently, he is Associate Professor V of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and College Researcher-Manager of the College of Social Science and Development (CSSD) of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), Manila, Philippines. He received his doctorate in Sociology from the Ateneo de Manila University and master’s degree in Theology from the Loyola School of Theology (LST), Ateneo de Manila University. He is the author of the two Scopus-indexed books: Sociological Perspectives on Media Piracy in the Philippines and Vietnam (2016) and Law, Normative Pluralism, and Post-Disaster Recovery: Evaluating the Post-Disaster Relocation and Housing of Typhoon Ketsana Victims in the Philippines (2017), all published by Springer Nature Singapore. His research interests include sociology of law, religion, media piracy, post-disaster management, and Catholic Social Teaching. He is currently working on his next project, also a Springer Brief in Religious Studies under Springer Nature Singapore, on Catholic Social Teaching and the common good using the sociological approach.