Tina Beattie is professor of Catholic studies at Roehampton University, England.
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Published in: Home2011, a year of wonderA great scientific breakthrough is also a path to appreciating the core ingredient of our humanity, says Tina Beattie.
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Published in: HomeThe Catholic church’s scandal: modern crisis, ancient roots
The sexual violation of young people within the Catholic church is the poisonous legacy of a long tradition of contempt for human sexuality in an institution which has privileged secrecy and unaccountable power over transparency and participation. But the silence and darkness revealed by the scandal must not be allowed to define the majority of Catholics who are the living church, says Tina Beattie.
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