• May 16, 2026 Clerical Sexual Abuse How The Crisis Changed U S Catholic Church State Relations Palgrave Studies In Religion Politics And Policy By Formicola Jo Renee 2014 Hardcover munity damaging the Churchs moral authority and its standing within society The sheer scale of the problem is staggering Reports from across the US bolstered by independent investigations and lawsuits reveal thousands of cases of abuse spanning decades This has BY Bob Williamson