Clergy abuse - Germany, incest is never consensual
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Sexual abuse in German Church deeper than expected 2/6/10 Less than a
week after a German Jesuit leader apologized over a deepening sexual
abuse scandal at a prestigious Catholic institution, new reports paint
a far grimmer picture of the crisis.
German media reported on Saturday that nearly 100 employees of the
Catholic Church have been suspected of involvement in sexual abuse
over the past 15 years.The new accusation comes after victims, who
suffered abuse as students in four Jesuit-run schools in the 1970s and
1980s came forward. More than 20 of the victims assaulted at a Berlin
school were between 13 and 14. A former Catholic priest admitted in
early January to sexually abusing pupils in the 1970s and 1980s at a
Berlin school where he taught....The cases of sexual abuse at Jesuit
schools in Berlin during the 1970s and 80s spread from Berlin to
Hamburg and the Black Forest, and at church institutions in Spain and
Chile. http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=118042§ionid=3510212
Therapy teaches that incest is never consensual By Elizabeth Landau,
CNN February 5, 2010 Realizing that incest is not the victim's fault
is a difficult process that happens through therapy and can take many
years....By definition, incest is never consensual, although often the
perpetrator will convince the victim otherwise, experts say. The power
dynamics of the relationship between a parent and child are such that
it's always the parent's responsibility to maintain normal
boundaries....
Realizing that they are not to blame for the incident or incidents is
necessary for recovery, but it is also anxiety-provoking, forcing them
to confront the sadness surrounding the incestuous relationship,
Zucchetto said....Of the 60,000 sexual assault cases reported in 12
states in 2000, about 25 percent were committed by family members,
according to a U.S. Bureau of Justice report. Family members were
involved in about half of the sexual assault cases with victims
younger than 11.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/05/incest.therapy.phillips/index.html
Clergy abuse, Germany, Jesuits, incest, Mackenzie Phillips