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"Doyle, a priest, A.W.R. Sipe, and Patrick J. Wall, both former Benedictine monks, have worked with priests, victims, and church officials on issues of child sexual abuse by priests for many years, and here argue that the sexual abuse of children by clergy has been going on since the first century of Christianity. They discuss the extent of clerical child abuse, the harm that betrayal and abuse inflicts on its victims, and the failure of the hierarchy to manage priest perpetrators or provide succor to the children."--Annotation #169;2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).