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17 February 2019

Screening, service, reflection are Mount Angel's antidotes to clericalism

Catholic commentators, including Pope Francis, charge that a clerical culture embracing privilege, secrecy, superiority, anemic oversight and deference undergirds the clerical sex abuse crisis, its cover-up and the exploitation of church authority.But where does clericalism start? How is it nurtured? Who or what is to blame?

https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/screening-service-reflection-are-mount-angels-antidotes-clericalism