“In God We Trust” – A Legal History of the Emergence, Development and Influence of the Sexual Abuse Scandal within America’s Catholic Clergy

The position of the Catholic Church within American civic culture has been irreparably altered by the emergence of widespread allegations of sexual abuse by Church officials between 1960 and 2005. This thesis examines the role of the law in the development of this scandal: how the legal position of...

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Autor principal: Jones, Elanor (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2011
En:Año: 2011
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