are pedophiles.The figure among the Protestant clergy ranges between 2 and 3 percent. (pp. 50 and 81.)
This volume takes a close, dispassionate look at the entire history of the issue of sexual abuse among the clergy, and especially among the Roman Catholic clergy. ... Jenkins reassures us about our local clergy, but also delivers a disturbing message about how vulnerable we are to the news media.
Philip Jenkins, Pedophiles and Priests (New York: Oxford University Press),
This volume takes a close, dispassionate look at the entire history of the issue of sexual abuse among the clergy, and especially among the Roman Catholic clergy. ... Jenkins reassures us about our local clergy, but also delivers a disturbing message about how vulnerable we are to the news media.
Philip Jenkins, Pedophiles and Priests (New York: Oxford University Press),