Clerical Sexual Abuse by Jo-Renee Formicola

from Georgetown University, and her Ph.D. The outrage and consequent demands for reform have cost the Church dearly in both credibility and the billions of dollars spent on attorneys’ fees and reparations to victims.ĭr. Formicola has examined the secret payoffs, cover-ups and the re-assignment of priests in order to expose the magnitude and pervasive extent of these crimes. Whereas accusations of sexual abuse by clergy were routinely denied by the Church, civil law-enforcement authorities now hold clerics accountable under civil law.

Since the appalling sexual abuse scandals were openly revealed in 2001, Catholic Church-State relations have changed dramatically. Formicola's specific field of expertise is Church-State relations, and during her tenure at Seton Hall University, she has published extensively on social and religious topics related to the relationship between the Catholic Church and the American government. Tom Ivory will preside at a liturgy following the talk.ĭr. Formicola will speak on Clerical Sexual Abuse: How the Crisis Changed US Catholic Church-State Relations. Based on her recently published book of the same name, Dr. Jo-Renee Formicola, political science professor at Seton Hall University. Mark Lutheran Church, 100 Harter Road, Morristown, NJ, Voice of the Faithful New Jersey will present Dr. PRLog - At 3:30PM on Sunday, June 7, 2015, at St.

Clerical Sexual Abuse by Jo-Renee Formicola