A.W. Richard Sipe
is
devoted full time to research into the sexual and celibate
practices of Roman Catholic bishops and priests. That path now leads
him to the study of the sexual teaching of the church and its effects
on behavior—especially sexual abuse of minors by clergy—and the tangle
of sexual problems that some people claim are blocking every religious
agenda and destroying beyond repair the credibility of the Catholic
Church in sexual matters. He has spent his life searching for the
origins, meanings, and dynamics of religious celibacy. His six books
including his now classic
A Secret World and Celibacy in Crisis explore various aspects of the questions about the pattern and practice of religious celibacy. He spent 18 years serving the Church as a Benedictine monk and Catholic priest. In those capacities he was trained to deal with the mental health problems of priests. He and Marianne have been married since 1970 and have one son. Both as a priest and married man he has practiced psychotherapy, taught on the faculties of Major Catholic Seminaries and colleges, lectured in medical schools, and served as a consultant and expert witness in both civil and criminal cases involving the sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests.
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A Secret World and Celibacy in Crisis explore various aspects of the questions about the pattern and practice of religious celibacy. He spent 18 years serving the Church as a Benedictine monk and Catholic priest. In those capacities he was trained to deal with the mental health problems of priests. He and Marianne have been married since 1970 and have one son. Both as a priest and married man he has practiced psychotherapy, taught on the faculties of Major Catholic Seminaries and colleges, lectured in medical schools, and served as a consultant and expert witness in both civil and criminal cases involving the sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests.
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