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Abstract
Reading the signs of the times today cannot be done legitimately without a critical look at the current sex abuse crisis perpetuated by the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church. To deny the fact that the Church has a crisis on its hands is to trivialize the pain and sorrow experienced by all in the Church, and most especially by the victims of the crisis. This work provides an x-ray vision of some of the factors shaping this crisis and boldly offers some interventions that can help the Church to navigate its way out of the crisis. There is an intentional focus on a critique of the Church’s theological anthropology with the intent to explore more inclusive visions of the human person that explore human sexuality as a gift. Finally, this work enters into dialogue with the Nigerian Church by seeking ways to enrich the current seminary formation program operative in that national church.
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Aihiokhai, SimonMary Asese
(2019)
"Priestly Formation and Sexual Abuse in the Roman Catholic Church: In Dialogue with the Nigerian Church,"
Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium: Vol. 12, Article 9.
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https://ecommons.udayton.edu/jbcts/vol12/iss1/9
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