Recalibrating U.S. Catholic Church-State Relations: The Effects of Clerical Sexual Abuse.

CHILD sexual abuse by clergy; CHURCH & state; SEXUAL misconduct by clergy; CATHOLIC clergy -- Sexual behavior; CATHOLIC Church; HISTORY of the Catholic Church & state; SEXUAL abuse victims; HISTORY; HISTORY of church & state; UNITED States history

The article discusses the effects of clerical sexual abuse in the relations between the Catholic Church and state in the U.S. as of 2016. It looks at how civil power has upstaged religious authority and autonomy by analyzing the results of civil challenges and the disposition of Catholic diocesan assets in financial settlements with victims of clerical sexual abuse.