Thomas Doyle (clergyman)

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Thomas P. Doyle (born August 3, 1944 in Sheboygan , Wisconsin ) is an American Dominican priest and canon lawyer , who became known for his commitment to the victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests .

Life

Doyle was baptized as Patrick Michael Doyle and took the religious name of Thomas when he began his novitiate in August 1964 . In 1965 he made the simple and in August 1968 the perpetual vow . In 1970 he was ordained a priest.

Doyle studied philosophy and theology at the Aquinas Institute of Philosophy, River Forest IL and the Aquinas Institute of Theology, Dubuque IA, political science at the University of Wisconsin and canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University , at the Catholic University of America , at the university of Ottawa and at St. Paul's University in Ottawa.

From 1981 to 1986 Doyle worked at the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, DC

Since 1986 he has worked in various places in the military chaplaincy of the US armed forces.

Fonts (selection)

  • Meeting the Problem of Sexual Abuse Among the Clergy in a Responsible Way (with Michael Peterson, F. Ray Mouton).
  • The Code of Canon Law: A Commentary . Catholic Home Study Institute, Leesburg VA 1988.
  • (with Richard Sipe and Patrick Wall): Sex, Priests and Secret Codes. The Catholic Church's 2000-Year Paper Trail of Sexual Abuse . Bonus Books, Los Angeles 2006, ISBN 1-56625-265-2
  • Clericalism and Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse . In: Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea, Virginia Goldner (Ed.): Predatory Priests: Silenced Victims . Analytic Press, Mawah NJ [et. a.] 2007, pp. 147-162

Numerous articles in specialist journals.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biographical information from theinquiry.ca ( memento of August 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) and richardsipe.com accessed February 22, 2009
personal data
SURNAME Doyle, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Doyle, Thomas P.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Dominican priest and canon lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH August 3, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Sheboygan , Wisconsin