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The Psychology of Control: Catholic Clergy and Abuse in Australia

Par : Charlie Armstrong Adams
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  • ISBN8231877317
  • EAN9798231877317
  • Date de parution27/08/2025
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  • ÉditeurWalzone Press

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The Psychology of Control: Catholic Clergy and Abuse in AustraliaAbuse in the Catholic Church has too often been explained away as the product of celibacy, loneliness, or the moral failings of a few individuals. But the truth is far deeper, and far more disturbing. The Psychology of Control: Catholic Clergy and Abuse in Australia reveals that the real driver is power - the lust for control, domination, and authority that thrives inside a culture of clericalism.
Drawing on the findings of Australia's Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, this book shows how the Church repeatedly chose to protect priests and bishops over survivors. It uncovers how guilt, shame, and fear were weaponised to keep victims silent, and how men like Cardinal George Pell and Archbishop Anthony Fisher became symbols of a fortress mentality that placed the institution above the people of God.
Chapters expose: The psychology of authority: why children and adults instinctively obey priests. The Melbourne Response: how financial settlements capped payouts and silenced survivors. The horrors of the Provolo Institute in Argentina, where abuse became ritualised domination. How the Vatican prioritised money, reputation, and silence over justice. Why celibacy is not the root cause - and why unchecked clerical power is.
But this is also a book about reform. It draws on survivor testimony to show the path forward: transparency, external oversight, survivor-centred justice, and a biblical return to humility - where leaders are servants, not masters. Australia is presented as a case study, but its lessons are global. Wherever authority is elevated beyond accountability, abuse will thrive.
The Psychology of Control: Catholic Clergy and Abuse in AustraliaAbuse in the Catholic Church has too often been explained away as the product of celibacy, loneliness, or the moral failings of a few individuals. But the truth is far deeper, and far more disturbing. The Psychology of Control: Catholic Clergy and Abuse in Australia reveals that the real driver is power - the lust for control, domination, and authority that thrives inside a culture of clericalism.
Drawing on the findings of Australia's Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, this book shows how the Church repeatedly chose to protect priests and bishops over survivors. It uncovers how guilt, shame, and fear were weaponised to keep victims silent, and how men like Cardinal George Pell and Archbishop Anthony Fisher became symbols of a fortress mentality that placed the institution above the people of God.
Chapters expose: The psychology of authority: why children and adults instinctively obey priests. The Melbourne Response: how financial settlements capped payouts and silenced survivors. The horrors of the Provolo Institute in Argentina, where abuse became ritualised domination. How the Vatican prioritised money, reputation, and silence over justice. Why celibacy is not the root cause - and why unchecked clerical power is.
But this is also a book about reform. It draws on survivor testimony to show the path forward: transparency, external oversight, survivor-centred justice, and a biblical return to humility - where leaders are servants, not masters. Australia is presented as a case study, but its lessons are global. Wherever authority is elevated beyond accountability, abuse will thrive.