| Acknowledgement | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Introduction | 第11-22页 |
| Ⅰ. Research Background | 第11页 |
| Ⅱ. Literature Review | 第11-18页 |
| Ⅲ. Research Question | 第18页 |
| Ⅳ. Thesis Statement | 第18-19页 |
| Ⅴ. Methodology | 第19-20页 |
| Ⅵ. Significance of Research | 第20页 |
| Ⅶ. Thesis Structure | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 1 The Roman Catholic Church in Modern Ireland | 第22-34页 |
| 1.1 The Status and Role of the Catholic Church in Irish Society: 1922- the 1960s | 第22-26页 |
| 1.1.1 The Catholic Church and Irish national identity | 第22-23页 |
| 1.1.2 Clericalism and the status of Catholic priests | 第23-24页 |
| 1.1.3 The symbiotic relationship between the Church and the State | 第24-26页 |
| 1.2 Social Changes and Secularization in Ireland: Decline in Authority andInfluence of the Catholic Church: from the 1960s on | 第26-34页 |
| 1.2.1 Change within the Catholic Church | 第27-28页 |
| 1.2.2 Change in Church-State relations | 第28-29页 |
| 1.2.3 Economic development | 第29-30页 |
| 1.2.4 Media's growth | 第30-31页 |
| 1.2.5 Women's status | 第31-32页 |
| 1.2.6 Transformation in Irish Catholic culture and religiosity | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 2 Clerical Child Abuse in Ireland | 第34-47页 |
| 2.1 Clerical Child Abuse: Definition and Specification | 第34-35页 |
| 2.2 Avalanche of Scandals: the Revelations of Clerical Child Abuse | 第35-39页 |
| 2.2.1 Exposure by the media | 第35-37页 |
| 2.2.2 Revelation by survivors of clerical abuse | 第37-38页 |
| 2.2.3 Revelation by the government inquiries into clerical child abuse | 第38-39页 |
| 2.3 Responsibility and Accountability: Clerical Child Abuse under Protectionbefore the 1990s | 第39-47页 |
| 2.3.1 The Church hierarchy | 第39-41页 |
| 2.3.2 The State authorities in a symbiotic Church-State relationship | 第41-43页 |
| 2.3.3 The Irish public in a symbiotic Church-people relationship | 第43-47页 |
| Chapter 3 Ireland's Response to the Revelations of Clerical Child Abuse | 第47-61页 |
| 3.1 The Irish Catholic Church and the Vatican | 第47-50页 |
| 3.1.1 Denial of the truth and evasion of responsibility | 第47-48页 |
| 3.1.2 Starting to assume responsibility | 第48-49页 |
| 3.1.3 Response from the Vatican | 第49-50页 |
| 3.2 The State Authorities | 第50-57页 |
| 3.2.1 Establishment of inquiries into clerical child abuse | 第51-53页 |
| 3.2.2 Child protection legislation | 第53-56页 |
| 3.2.3 Compensation | 第56-57页 |
| 3.3 The Irish Society | 第57-61页 |
| 3.3.1 Non-government organizations and interest groups | 第57-59页 |
| 3.3.2 Wider society | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter 4 The Impact of the Revelations of Clerical Child Abuse and Secularizationin Ireland | 第61-79页 |
| 4.1 Disenchantment with the Institutional Church | 第62-67页 |
| 4.1.1 Belief in the Church's credibility shattered by the scandals | 第62-64页 |
| 4.1.2 Drastic decline in Church attendance following the scandals | 第64-67页 |
| 4.2 Differentiation of the Church from Social Spheres: Further Decline of Church'sAuthority in Irish Society | 第67-72页 |
| 4.3 Child Protection: Rationalization of Management and Autonomization of Stateand Civil Authorities | 第72-79页 |
| Conclusion | 第79-82页 |
| Works Cited | 第82-90页 |
