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What Is Clergy Abuse?

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What Is Clergy Abuse?

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When an abuser is an official in a religious institution, acting in the name of God, this is referred to as clergy abuse. An example of this would be a Catholic priest who sexually abuses one of his parishioners. Spiritual abuse is the practice of using the name of God or any religious dogma to hurt, control and demean others. The human desire for power is acted out under the sanction of being a “messenger of God.

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When an abuser is an official in a religious institution, acting in the name of God, this is referred to as clergy abuse. An example of this would be a Catholic priest who sexually abuses one of his parishioners. Spiritual abuse is the practice of using the name of God or any religious dogma to hurt, control and demean others.