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THE SERPENT AND THE DOVE:
Celibacy in Literature And Life

The Serpent and the Dove was written in the hope of exciting honest analysis of the essence of religious celibacy and to foster a recrudescence of authentic sexual vigor with all of its evolutionary potential. "Human sexuality is not going away; nor is it irrelevant to the well-being, progress and happiness of the human community," says Sipe. "And the practice of genuine celibacy is not going to disappear either. No question, the Catholic Church needs profound reformation. But in all my work I have chosen not to throw any babies out with the horrendously dirty 'holy water' the church continues to treasure and disseminate. Here, as in all my work, I try to foster dialogue between religion and science, such as literary criticism. The Catholic Church (and religion) is at a Copernican Moment when it has to cede to science the nature of sexuality." The Serpent and the Dove is one more work among Sipe's many books and articles making the need for that clear.

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Sex, Priests, and Secret Codes : The Catholic Church's 2,000-Year Paper Trail of Sexual Abuse
Sex, Priests & Secret Codes:
The Catholic Church's 2000 year paper trail of sexual abuse
by: Thomas P. Doyle, A.W. Richard Sipe, & Patrick J. Wall -
 
Excerpt from the book:  "The Catholic Church and sexuality is the subject of countless volumes.  Therefore only a very brief synopsis is possible here in hopes of shedding clearer light on the confusing and mysterious manner with which official churchdom has reacted to the sexual misdeeds, crimes and abuse of its clergy through the centuries"
 
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Living the Celibate Life:
A Search for Models and Ministry
 
In LIVING THE CELIBATE LIFE Richard Sipe continues his lifelong search for the meaning, the process, and the practice of religious celibacy. Here he approaches the subject as it has never been treated before—from the perspective of human nature. He does not deny the charism of celibacy. He respect-fully avoids it in order to provide consideration of human nature - a solid base - upon which the grace of celibacy can build. He does not enter the debate of mandatory celibacy for priests. Rather, he provides more material for a reasonable and thoughtful dialogue on the important and timely subject of celibacy.               
 
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CELIBACY IN CRISIS A Secret World Revisited
 
Sipe reveals in the latest book the sobering results of his comprehensive and objective landmark study on celibacy within the Catholic Church.  Sipe reexamines the Roman Catholic Church's policy of mandatory clerical celibacy in light of the recently exposed sexual misconduct scandals. Placing the evolution of the celibacy concept firmly in historical context, the author provides the background information necessary for a contemporary analysis. Using hundreds of candid interviews conducted with priests, their sexual partners, and victims of clerical sexual abuse, he provides overwhelming evidence of the physical and spiritual failure of the celibacy ideal.    
 
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Sex, Priests and Power

Before today's headlines of pedophile priests, Sipe wrote the book exposing the sexual crisis facing the Catholic Church. How can the church prevent sexual abuse? How can we reform abusers? Sipe discusses these issues and shows the pitfalls of the church's current teachings on celibacy and sex. Recounts vivid and chilling stories of sexual abuse—of priests abusing children, priest abusing women, and priests abusing other priests. 

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Celibacy :
A Way of Loving, Living, and Serving

This book invites you to "think of sex and celibacy-and your own sexuality - in new and creative ways."   Sipe examines the evolutionary, biological, and cultural roots of celibacy to advance our knowledge of the mysteries of human sexuality.

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A Secret World:
Sexuality and the Search for Celibacy

Sipe examines the role of celibacy in the priesthood. Based on interviews with 1,500 people over 25 years.

Likely to become a classic, sure to be controversial and sensationalized, this is a pioneering, landmark study of the vow of celibacy as actually lived by a group of Roman Catholic priests. Click here for a  review on this book .......
 
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Sin Against the Innocents

Experts from a variety of fields join forces to show us what fuels a most horrific violation of trust--sexual abuse by priests--and how the church and church structure play a role in this abuse.

Chapter 6 of this book was written by Sipe.

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  Psychiatry, Ministry, and Pastoral Counseling

(Paperback - Mar 1984)

How to Be Celibate
 

Recording of Sipe talking to seminarians about celibacy. 

2 Cassette Tapes

Formerly available through Credence Cassettes

 

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