About the book
In the Name of God - Who Knew What When? will take readers back to the beginning of the 2002 Catholic Church sex scandal implosion that ricocheted across the globe like breaking dominoes.
Author Christine Dolan was there from before the break in the dam as an investigative journalist. Originally from Boston and raised in a prominent Catholic family, Dolan was able to discover information that even the Massachusetts prosecutors were ignorant of in early January 2002.
Her sources went deep inside the Church, and when she realized the Church thought they were protected by Canon Law, she dug deeper into the criminal model whose goal was to protect the Church at all costs. Prosecutors were negotiating with Cardinal Law's lawyers. She told them to pivot and seize the historical secret archives regardless of the statute of limitation hurdles so they understood the roadmap.
Dolan proved with documentation that the Church leadership had documents going back to the 3rd century. The Church collected its own evidence, created rehab centers, and moved priests not just from parish to parish domestically, but across international borders. It is a riveting investigation into how the tools of faith, secrecy, and institutional power were manipulated to conceal decades of abuse—and how those same tools eventually helped bring the truth to light.
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In the Name of God - Who Knew What When? will take readers back to the beginning of the 2002 Catholic Church sex scandal implosion that ricocheted across the globe like breaking dominoes.
Author Christine Dolan was there from before the break in the dam as an investigative journalist. Originally from Boston and raised in a prominent Catholic family, Dolan was able to discover information that even the Massachusetts prosecutors were ignorant of in early January 2002.
Her sources went deep inside the Church, and when she realized the Church thought they were protected by Canon Law, she dug deeper into the criminal model whose goal was to protect the Church at all costs. Prosecutors were negotiating with Cardinal Law's lawyers. She told them to pivot and seize the historical secret archives regardless of the statute of limitation hurdles so they understood the roadmap.
Dolan proved with documentation that the Church leadership had documents going back to the 3rd century. The Church collected its own evidence, created rehab centers, and moved priests not just from parish to parish domestically, but across international borders. It is a riveting investigation into how the tools of faith, secrecy, and institutional power were manipulated to conceal decades of abuse—and how those same tools eventually helped bring the truth to light.
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What is In the Name of God about?
In the Name of God - Who Knew What When? will take readers back to the beginning of the 2002 Catholic Church sex scandal implosion that ricocheted across the globe like breaking dominoes.
Author Christine Dolan was there from before the break in the dam as an investigative journalist. Originally from Boston and raised in a prominent Catholic family, Dolan was able to discover information that even the Massachusetts prosecutors were ignorant of in early January 2002.
Her sources went deep inside the Church, and when she realized the Church thought they were protected by Canon Law, she dug deeper into the criminal model whose goal was to protect the Church at all costs. Prosecutors were negotiating with Cardinal Law's lawyers. She told them to pivot and seize the historical secret archives regardless of the statute of limitation hurdles so they understood the roadmap.
Dolan proved with documentation that the Church leadership had documents going back to the 3rd century. The Church collected its own evidence, created rehab centers, and moved priests not just from parish to parish domestically, but across international borders. It is a riveting investigation into how the tools of faith, secrecy, and institutional power were manipulated to conceal decades of abuse—and how those same tools eventually helped bring the truth to light.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in In the Name of God?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social and ethical issues > Violence and abuse in society > Sexual abuse and harassment
Where can I read a sample of In the Name of God?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781592114405
Who is/are the Author/s of the book In the Name of God?
Christine Dolan
Who is the Publisher of the book In the Name of God?
Histria Books
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In the Name of God is available as ebook(ISBN 9781592114405)
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