Anger, Forgiveness, and Restorative Justice in Light of Clerical Sexual Abuse and Its Cover-up. (September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pope, Stephen J.; Geske, Janine P.
• Is Part Of: Theological studies. Volume 80:Number 3(2019)
• Page Start: 611
• Page End: 631
• Publication Date: 2019-09
• Subjects: anger -- forgiveness -- restorative justice -- sexual abuse; Theology -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 230
• DOI: 10.1177/0040563919856869
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-5639

Abstract

Catholic tradition provides resources for understanding morally legitimate anger as ordered to the good of survivors and their wider communities, a way of conceiving of forgiveness as a caritas -inspired decision to willing what is authentically good for an offender, including just retributive measures, and support for employing practices of restorative justice as a means of addressing clerical sexual abuse and its cover-up.