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Lead Us Not into Temptation: Catholic Priests and the Sexual Abuse of Children Paperback – March 27, 2000

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An investigative look into cases of sexual abuse of boys by Catholic priests profiles the families and children who are struggling to regain faith and secure justice; the church officials struggling to cover up the scandal; and the abusive priests.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Illinois Press (March 27, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 440 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0252068122
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0252068126
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
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Jason Berry's first novel, Last of the Red Hot Poppas, takes the reader on a ride through the corrupt and vibrant culture of southern Louisiana, which Berry has been reporting on for decades. This “spiritual comedy,” as Berry calls it, borrows on the nove

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Customers find the book's research quality to be even-handed, detailed, and well-researched. They say it's loaded with factual material about who said what. Readers also mention the book is a candid report of actual priest-abuse cases.

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"...It is a documentary, not a novel, but still very readable. He is a very brave man to have written these necessary exposes." Read more

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bratdogmom
5.0 out of 5 stars protect you and yours
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2018
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This book will make you sick and open your eyes to the abuse of power of the church and state. A real heads-up to parents about believing your kids when they tell you something you don't want to hear. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. This book will make you wonder what else you have taken for granted in your life. ( the government, coaches or anyone else in power over you or your kids). Well written and researched.
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TLT
5.0 out of 5 stars I WISH THAT THIS BOOK WERE AVAILABLE FOR DEDICATED KINDLE EREADER DEVICES!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2019
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I find it very disheartening when a great book such as this CANNOT be read on the standard KINDLE EREADERS. It can only be read on KINDLE FIRE which I frankly do NOT LIKE for reading at all. Amazon.com is a huge company, and it greatly dismays me that still certain books cannot be read using the KINDLE DEDICATED EREADERS. I did read this book in traditional PAPER FORM. My question is why is this great work still NOT available for the DEDICATED KINDLE EREADERS? I do have the ebook copy, but find it UNREADABLE ON KINDLE FIRE. Thank you, and I hope that the MIGHTY AMAZON can make this compatible for the dedicated KIndle ereader. I have several Kindle ereaders, and this ebook CANNOT be read using them. To myself Kindle Fire is NOT a good reading device as it creates too much eye strain
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John Donlan
4.0 out of 5 stars Read between the lines....
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2011
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This book is a very candid report of actual priest-abuse cases, and it is loaded with factual material concerning 'who said what', 'who did what', 'when did it happen?', and 'where did it happen?'. However......and it's a big "however".....the writing style of Jason Berry leaves much to be desired. He is given to overuse of personal pronouns to such a great excess that the reader is constantly asking "WHO said that?".

I finally got so frustrated at trying to find out who was saying what -- that I decided to simply pay attention to what was happening. I'm trying to enter the seminary to become a Catholic priest, and I felt that this book is "required reading" if I'm to stay current on what is going on in the priesthood in some dioceses.

The reader must not allow this very dark book to paint all Catholic dioceses with the same brush of priestly abuse that went on in those parishes mentioned. Surely, these are only a few select exceptions to an otherwise stable and devoted Church. Catholic priests, for the most part, are sincere devoted men whose only goal is to help our souls one day enter Heaven.
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Mary Bellis Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Predator Priests
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2014
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Jason Berry uncovers the terrible history of sexual abuse of children that was buried by the Catholic Church. He is a reputable and very careful researcher, and this book is terrifying because it shows the scope of the vast conspiracy (I do NOT use that term loosely) to shuffle dangerous predators around from unsuspecting parish to unsuspecting parish so they could rape and hurt again. It's full of facts -- not polemics -- interviews, trial records, etc. It is a documentary, not a novel, but still very readable. He is a very brave man to have written these necessary exposes.
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Tommy VanEtten
5.0 out of 5 stars Shows The Catholic Church For What It is
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2010
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This book, educating us about child abuse by Priests of the Roman Catholic Church is not only an "eye opener" but confirms what everyone should know and that is that the Roman Catholic Church is only concerned with money, power and control. If Jesus were here right now, He would kick Ass starting with the Pope and all the way down through the entire Hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church. Having been born born and raised a Roman Catholic I now celebrate the fact that I am no longer a part of that institution. This is not religion. This is filth and corruption to the highest degree.
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Carolyn Andal
5.0 out of 5 stars A necessary, but sad read
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2009
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Jason Berry's expose of pedophiles hiding behind the title of 'Reverend,' is a necessary read. As Berry digs deep into pedophile activity within Church ranks, he brings to light, the devasting effects on hundreds of victims, the Heirarchy's pretended ignorance of the criminal aspects, and the Church's benigh attempts to help their troubled priests.
Berry's own Catholic background serves as a research tool. The author sticks to legal court proceedings, strives to be fair to both the Church and the victims, and gives recognition to the many decent and dismayed priests who assisted in his research.
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MO
5.0 out of 5 stars Profound
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2013
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Extremely well written! It. It is part of the compilation of many factual reports of the egregious sins/assaults against vulnerable Catholics. Is a must read...MO
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1.0 out of 5 stars Kindle features not available on this book
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2019
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It appears that pages in this book were scanned in with no capability to increase font size or make the pages easier to read. Extremely difficult to read on a Kindle or iPad
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1.0 out of 5 stars formato illeggibile
Reviewed in Italy on July 28, 2022
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spero si possa fare qualcosa per rendere il formato compatibile con i lettori di ebook, il libro è una pietra miliare sull'argomento
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Greg Bobbitt
5.0 out of 5 stars An Important Book
Reviewed in Canada on August 21, 2020
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If 90% of what is written in this book was false, made-up, fabricated and/or exagerrated, nevertheless this book would still be an important anaylsis of one of the Roman Catholic Churches most horrible failings: the failure to protect young people , cover up crimes against young people and choose protecting the church from scandal rather than acknowledge its failings and try to repair damaged lives and work at preventing these crimes in the future.

As a father of children, I tried to teach my children that one does fail, but one must also acknowedge your failings, bear the results of your failures and try to avoid failing again. As this book shows, obviously the Roman Catholic Church, in those many cases analyzed in this book, has a different view of sin and failure. And as an ordained Roman Catholic deacon, I am proud, or want to be proud, of my church, but how can I when it refuses to acknowledge the issues of pedophile priests and the sexual exploitation of children?

Kudos to Jason Berry for this book, which I believe was first published almost 28 years ago. It has, and will, cause me great anxiety. And, hopefully, it has and willl cause Church leaders great anxiety. It should be "required reading" for every bishop and rector of a seminary.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 11, 2016
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1.0 out of 5 stars Can not adjust font size.
Reviewed in Canada on March 10, 2016
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Bought but unable to read font, it is so small. Every book on my Kindle I can adjust the font, except this one. Wish I could return it, oh well.
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