With compassion and understanding Cozzens answers the why of the present and past leadership failures and proposes a new direction.Ĭhapters in Part One: Masks of Denial are "Sacred Silence," and "Forms of Denial." Chapters in Part Two: Faces of Denial are "Sacred Oaths, Sacred Promises," "Voices of Women," "Religious Life and the Priesthood," "Abuse of Our Children," "Clerical Culture," "Gay Men in the Priesthood," and "Ministry and Leadership." The chapter in Part Three: Beyond Denial is "Sacred Silence, Sacred Speech."ĭonald Cozzens, PhD, a priest and writer, is author of two award-winning titles, Sacred Silence and The Changing Face of the Priesthood, and editor of The Spirituality of the Diocesan Priest, all published by Liturgical Press. He explains how the misplaced loyalties of those in leadership positions created the current crisis.Ĭozzens clarifies why bishops and church authorities think the way they do and why the ecclesiastical system might be the real villain in the abuse scandal.
Donald Cozzens looks at various challenges and the scandal gripping the Church and offers an historical overview of our church leadership. Sacred Silence is a book about failed leadership in the Catholic Church.
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