CLINICAL/LEGAL PRESENTATION: In this section of the document, I define
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for you the three most common sexual problems in clerics that I have
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seen and that I am aware many of my colleagues have seen:
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(a) Compulsive Heterosexual/Homosexual Acting Out
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(b) Pedophilia or Sexual Molestation of Minors
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(c) Exhibitionism
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I point out in this section common ways in which these three sexual
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problems present themselves in Roman Catholic clerics.
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LEGAL ADVICE: In this section of the document, I mention in an all
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too superficial manner the following issues with respect to civil
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law:
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(a) Choosing an Attorney for Advice
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(b) Reporting Laws in Your State
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(c) What Advice Will Your Attorney Give You
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(d) I Am Not An Attorney
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This is a very important section that has a much more comprehensive
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treatment in the section called "Confidential Crisis Proposal" in
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this document.
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CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE CLERIC:
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In this section of the document, I give my personal opinion as to
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what should be essential components of any evaluation of a cleric
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who is suspected of having a sexual problem as severe as pedophilia
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or exhibitionism. This is quit specific and again a personal and professional
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opinion. Mention is made of four Roman Catholic evaluation facilities
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which could be used.INPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM: In this section of
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the document, I again give a professional opinion as to the components
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of inpatient treatment programs that should be present if you are
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planning to send any cleric for treatment of this complex paraphilia
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disorders.
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AFTERCARE PLANNING: In this section of the document, I list six possible
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areas of discussion for Aftercare Planning, which is one of the most
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important aspects of any treatment program. This psychiatric disease
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is a lifelong disease and the treatment of it in the cleric, though
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there is new hope in some treatment modalities, must also be a lifelong
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treatment plan. It is here that much discussion will be generated
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and where you can be most helpful to us at the Saint Luke Institute
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and perhaps at the other programs where you have clerics now in treatment.
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JOHNS HOPKINS PROGRAM: En this section, I have copied for you the
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literature packet that is given to potential patients in the Sexual
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Disorders Clinic which is Co Directed by Dr. John Money and Dr. Fred
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Berlin; these two mental health professionals are considered by me
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and most people in the field as the two U.S. experts and ones who
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have had good success in treatment of the paraphiliac disorders in
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the past fifteen years.
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CLERGY MALPRACTICE: In this section, there is a short article with
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which you may already be familiar. It is written by an attorney and
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is entitled "Clergy Malpractice". It is a lead story from a law journal
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called Case & Comment which is put out by the American Bar Association.
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CONFIDENTIAL CRISIS This is a document produced by Reverend Thomas
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PROPOSAL: P. Doyle, O.P. (canon lawyer), Mr. Ray Mouton
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(trial attorney), and Dr. Michael Peterson.
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The "proposal" section is not meant to be a presentation to you. Instead,
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I felt that it could not be excluded from the document without detracting
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from the full effect of the document s questions that are posed. Much
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research went into the production of this document and the same disclaimer
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mentioned at the beginning of this section must be invoked in your
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reading it. I would ask that you be careful if you decide to reproduce
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any parts of these documents which I have assembled for you and that
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the disclaimer be clearly a part of the reproduction so no misunderstandings
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can develop among the treatment facilities and among the other Bishops
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who are not present at this particular meeting when the document was
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presented to you.
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