Unforgivable
An Abusive Priest and the Church That Sent Him Abroad
$40.29
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
27 October 2026
Summary
The first book to expose how the Catholic Church systematically covers up scandal by moving abusers across borders.
Clerical sexual abuse is as global as the Roman Catholic Church, with bishops moving credibly accused priests not simply between parishes but also across international borders. Unforgivable follows the movement of one such perpetrator from the Great Plains of central Minnesota to the Indigenous highlands of Guatemala, where this priest had access …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780520435421 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0520435427 |
| Author: | Kevin Lewis O'Neill |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“A moving look at a disturbing failure of religious mores.” * Publishers Weekly *
“Unforgivable makes clear the extent to which the scandal lies in the systematic cover-up by Church authorities of these rogue priests’ many heinous crimes… . The author’s important findings are rendered in wonderful prose devoid of social science jargon, making the study very accessible to undergraduates.”
* CHOICE *“This brief but beautifully written book is daring in its analysis and deserves wide-spread attention.”
* American Catholic Studies *Kevin Lewis O'Neill
Kevin Lewis O’Neill is Professor in the Department for the Study of Religion as well as in the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. A cultural anthropologist, his work focuses on the moral dimensions of contemporary political practice in Latin America. His previous books include City of God, Secure the Soul, and Hunted.
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