Sacramental potency and ecclesiastical power. Putting power and sexual abuses in the Catholic Church into context. Introduction
(2022) Rivista di Storia del Cristianesimo — Vol. 19, n° 2022, p. 243-258 (2022)
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- Before presenting the contributions to this monographic issue, this text points a fundamental element, which is too often passed over in silence as if it were self-evident: the status and role of the ordained priest, both according to the decrees of the Council of Trent and according to the catechisms of the (early) modern period. It is fundamental to analyse the overlaps of the priesthood, the sacraments administered to the faithful, and the duty of obedience that shapes the relationship between priest and faithful. Only by analysing this power interaction we could understand the very abuses of power, of which sexual abuse is a crucial manifestation
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Mostaccio, S. (2022). Sacramental potency and ecclesiastical power. Putting power and sexual abuses in the Catholic Church into context. Introduction. Rivista di Storia del Cristianesimo, 19(2022), 243-258. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/102810 (Original work published 2022)