The sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy is arguably the
most acute crisis Catholicism has faced since the Reformation. The
prevalence of clergy sexual abuse and its shocking cover-up by
church officials have obscured the largely untold story of the tort
system's remarkable success in bringing the scandal to light,
focusing attention on the need for institutional reform, and
spurring church leaders and public officials into action.
Stories of the tort system as an engine of social justice are
rare. "Holding Bishops Accountable" tells one such story by
revealing how pleadings, discovery documents, and depositions
fueled media coverage of the scandal. Timothy Lytton shows how the
litigation strategy of plaintiffs' lawyers gave rise to a
widespread belief that the real problem was not the actions of
individual priests but rather the church's massive institutional
failure. The book documents how church and government policymakers
responded to the problem of clergy sexual abuse only under the
pressure of private lawsuits.
As Lytton deftly demonstrates, the lessons of clergy sexual
abuse litigation give us reason to reconsider the case for tort
reform and to look more closely at how tort litigation can enhance
the performance of public and private policymaking
institutions.
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