Governance, Accountability, and the Future of the Catholic Church Book

	Introduction: How did we get here and where do we go?	7
1	Reflections on Governance and Accountability in the Church	13
2	Necessary but not sufficient: A response to Bishop Wuerl's reflections	25
3	Myth, history, and the beginnings of the church	33
4	Church law and alternative structures: A medieval perspective	49
5	Reclaiming our history: Belief and practice in the church	62
6	Constitutionalism in the church?	76
7	It shall not be so among you! Crisis in the church, crisis in church law	88
8	Episcopal governance in the American church	103
9	Accountability and governance in the church: Theological considerations	121
10	The sex abuse crisis: The view from recent history	136
11	The impact of the sexual abuse crisis	143
12	Financial accountability: Reflections on giving and church leadership	153
13	"A haze of fiction": Legitimation, accountability, and truthfulness	161
14	A new way of being church: Perspectives from Asia	178
15	Standing in the fire	191
	Conclusion: Monarchy, democracy, or "decent consultation hierarchy"?	196
	Notes	203
	Contributors	229
	Index	233