Title: Huge logical flaw
Review: This book is well written and holds the readers attention. In it, Kennedy presents a well argued and powerful case. Unfortunately, his argument is deeply flawed. For his thesis to make any sense at all one must assume that Catholic priests are more likely than is the general population to committ acts of sexual abuse.Where is the data? The data that does exist (see Phillip Jenkins of Penn State and Thomas Plante of Stanford U.) suggests exactly the opposite is the case. Despite all the media hoopla priests are, if anything, less likely than the general population to commit sexual abuse of minors. That being the case, how can sexual abuse be the result of the Church's teachings and practices?So, in the final analysis, Mr. Kennedy's book presents an interesting theory which has no objective data supporting it.
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