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Lead Us Not into Temptation: Catholic Priests and the Sexual Abuse of Children
by Jason Berry
Product Group: Book
Publisher: University of Illinois Press (2000-03-27)
ISBN: 0252068122
EAN: 9780252068126
Dewy Decimal #: 253.2
Paperback: 440 pages
SKU: 07090038
Condition: New As issued no jac
Comments: Paperback. Like new condition with no markings and no creases to spine or cover.Some dog ears . Very slight wear to cover. Near fine copy.
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Product Description
An investigative look into cases of sexual abuse of boys by Catholic priests profiles the families and children who are struggling to regain faith and secure justice; the church officials struggling to cover up the scandal; and the abusive priests. Tour.
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Customer Reviews
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all true
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-08-19
The heartbreaking story of Mark Brooks and the University of San Diego is especially poignant. I went to the University of San Diego in the time period when Mark Brooks went there, and even tutored Mark in English. I was sexually assaulted by a faculty member at the university, and no one did a thing about him, though I reported the rape. No one cared, I was blamed for the assault, and treated very much like Mark. All that Jason Berry describes about the seminary and the university in the 1980s is absolute truth--the Church not only protected the priests who slept with student seminarians, but also faculty members who engaged in out-of-control sexual harrassment of all shades. I wandered like a zombie in my life for TWENTY YEARS before dealing with the post-traumatic stress and returning to college to earn an advanced degree. The impact on my career, my family life, and my emotional wellness was devastating beyond human belief. A well-balanced account that captures the destructiveness and secrecy around this heartbreaking issue.
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beware: virulently anti-Catholic
Rating  (1)
Date: 2005-10-28
5 out of 16 customers found this reveiw helpful
First half of the book is straightforward reportage of the Gilbert Gauthe case. The second half is a polemic in which Berry propagandizes for open homosexual activity among priests and demands that you idolize a self-aggrandizing pervert "priest" named Michael Peterson.
Many devout Catholics, unlike left-wing reporters like Berry, trace the roots of the abuse scandal to encouragement of homosexual activity in seminaries since the 1960's. If you consider yourself a friend rather than an enemy of the Church, then buy "Goodbye, Good Men" by Michael Rose instead of this.
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A Must Read...
Rating (5)
Date: 2003-10-11
4 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
Jason Berry is to be commended for his courage, reporting and investigative skills in bringing this tale to the public. As a fellow Catholic I know it must have been a painful experience. It is truely a "must read" and I would just like to say "Thank you" to Mr. Berry.
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Informative
Rating (5)
Date: 2003-07-17
5 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
Interesting, informative book about the pedophile scandal in the Catholic Church. The author points out that the true problem lies in the cover-up. Pediphiles occur in many areas of society, but other agencies, such as the Boy Scouts, do not try to protect and hide them. The Catholic Church does.
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Remarkable Book
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-10-13
12 out of 14 customers found this reveiw helpful
I have had first hand experience with priest sexual misconduct, so I have read much of the literature and have followed the present crisis closely. This is the best thing I have read. The best written and researched. Every Catholic should read this book about the present state of the priesthood. I know what he is saying is true, and I also know from my experience, but it still astounds me.
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