title: Comprehending and Rehabilitating Roman Catholic Clergy Offenders of Child Sexual Abuse.
abstract: Many have studied Roman Catholic clergy who have sexually abused children, but the range of investigations remains disconnected. This article brings together various disciplinary perspectives to form a comprehensive view. A review of the literature is first undertaken to comprehend how clergy offenders have been conceptualized in psychosocial, sociocultural, and moral-religious studies. These perspectives are then used as a foundation for examining how these clergy can be rehabilitated. Three rehabilitative modalities--psychological treatment, rehabilitation through restorative justice, and ritual healing--are explored. The article concludes with a discussion of the insights gained from the literature review and how the modalities can be advanced in an interdependent and considered approach.
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences , University of Western Australia , Crawley , WA , Australia.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002410:Catholicism / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D002977:Clergy / Q000523:psychology*; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000067250:Psychiatric Rehabilitation / Q000523:psychology*; D012069:Religion and Psychology
keywords: clergy sex offenders; rehabilitation; restorative justice; ritual