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Betrayal of the Innocents - Desire, Power, and the Catholic Church in Spain (Hardcover)
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Betrayal of the Innocents - Desire, Power, and the Catholic Church in Spain (Hardcover)
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In recent times, priests charged with sexual abuse have captured
headlines and bankrupted dioceses all over the United States. But
these cases have not exacerbated class conflict, threatened the
stability of the government, despoiled national folklore, obsessed
several literary generations, or led to the murder of thousands of
priests. Spain has seen all of this and more. Timothy Mitchell's
powerful and compelling book is the first to assess the long-term
consequences of clergy sexual activity in another culture. Mitchell
shows how the extreme idealization of motherhood promoted by
Spanish Catholicism greatly increased the frequency of exploitative
events. The resulting spiritual and social conflicts affected every
area of cultural life: film, literature, law, show business,
child-rearing, psychiatry, and gynecology are among the many
Mitchell explores. When anticlerical writers and politicians were
crushed by Franco with the aid of fascist women's organizations,
Spanish children were subjected to another long period of
authoritarian sexuality. The battle for custody of their minds is
far from over; Betrayal of the Innocents concludes with a look at
current trends and salutes new generations of Spaniards recovering
from a legacy of clergy abuse unlike anything in American
experience.
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