Richard Sipe
Aquinas Walter Richard Sipe (December 11, 1932 – August 8, 2018) was an American
Life
Born in
Sipe was a witness in more than 57 lawsuits, testifying on behalf of victims of child sexual abuse by Catholic priests.
Sipe died on August 8, 2018, of
Media coverage
Sipe participated in 12 documentaries on
In popular culture
Sipe's research and his book Sex, Priests and Power are depicted in
Abuse in Burlington diocese
In a May 2009 study, Sipe found that there were extensive problems in the sexual behavior of Burlington, Vermont, Catholic clergy. He examined the records of 102 priests "whose records were available" between 1950 and 2002. He claimed that, of this group, 23 priests were sexually involved with children under age 13, 15 were reported for involvement with married women and 19 were said to have had sexual relationships with adult men. He asserted that 49 could be said to have a homosexual orientation.[10]
Research on homosexuality
A number of small-scale studies by Sipe and others have not found evidence that homosexuals are more likely to break the vow of celibacy than heterosexuals.[11][12]
Books by Sipe
- Courage at Three AM (a book of poetry), FriesenPress, August 3, 2017, 72 pages
- A Secret World: sexuality and the search for celibacy, ISBN 978-0876305850, 324 pages
- Sex, Priests, and Power: anatomy of a crisis, Routledge Mental Health, 1995, ISBN 0-87630-769-1, 220 pages
- Celibacy: A Way of Loving, Living, and Serving, Liguori Publications, 1st edition (May 1996), ISBN 978-0892438747, 197 pages
- Psychiatry, Ministry, and Pastoral Counseling - Paperback – March 1, 1984 ISBN 978-0814613245, 384 pages
- Celibacy in Crisis: A Secret World Revisited, Brunner-Routledge, New York and Hove 2003, ISBN 978-0415944731, 368 pages
- Living the Celibate Life: A Search for Models and Meaning, Liguori (November 2, 2004), ISBN 978-0764810985, 192 pages
- The Serpent and the Dove: celibacy in literature and life, ISBN 0313347255, 262 pages.
- Abuse by Priests: Why? (Audio Cassette)
See also
- James F. Colaianni
- Catholic Church sex abuse cases in the United States
References
- ^ "Behind the Pine Curtain Decades of Abuse and Secrecy at St. Johns Abbey, Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), September 29, 2002".
- ^ Richard Sipe Reports
- ^ a b About Richard
- ^ Otterman, Sharon (9 August 2018). "A.W. Richard Sipe, a Leading Expert on Clergy Sex Abuse, Dies at 85". The New York Times.
- ^ Richard Sipe, Greenwood.com
- ^ Production company website, accessed 3 February 2021
- ^ Awards screener DVD, Spotlight, 2015
- ^ San Diego Man’s Role In Uncovering Priest Sex Abuse Featured In ‘Spotlight’
- ^ Thompson, Anne (November 9, 2015). "Director Tom McCarthy Puts 'Spotlight' on Sexually Predatory Catholic Priests". IndieWire. Los Angeles, California: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ Vermont: Profile of one diocese
- ^ Elias, Marilyn (November 19, 2015). "Is homosexuality to blame for church scandal?". USA Today. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- UC Davis
External links
- Richardsipe.com
- Hamline.edu
- CSBSJU.edu
- AAA.net.au
- Arthurstreet.com
- Bishop-accountability.org
- Jknirp.com
- Seattleweekly.com, "Breach of faith"
- Seattleweekly.com, "A real charmer"
- UKvocation.org
- Napac.org.uk
- Timberlakepublishing.com
- Andrewmurray.org.au
- NYtimes.com
- PDX.edu
- UNI.edu
- Court
- Scholar
- Sagepub.com, extract
- Oxfordjournals.org[dead link]
- Sagepub.com, reprint
- Interviews
- USAtoday.com
- CNN.com
- CNN.com, transcripts.
- Channel4.com
- Books