Personalizacja wizerunku medialnego instytucjonalnego Kościoła katolickiego w kontekście nadużyć niektórych duchownych wobec nieletnich. Analiza polskich tygodników opinii (2018–2019)
Personalization of the Media Image of the Catholic Church in the Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Clergy: Analysis of Polish Weeklies (2018-2019)

Summary/Abstract: The paper reflects on the extent to which the personalization determines the press image of the Catholic Church in the context of sexual abuse of minors by clergy. Scientific objective: An attempt was made to indicate the relationship between the phenomenon of personalization and the image of the institution of the Catholic Church in Polish weeklies in the context of the pedophilia scandal among clergy. Research methods: The method of analyzing the press content supplemented with elements of hermeneutics. Results and conclusions: All analyzed press titles addressed the topic of the sexual abuse of minors by clergy and presented the institution of the Catholic Church in the context of particular persons (pope, bishops, victims of abuse, perpetrators). In the left-liberal weekly and in Do Rzeczy, perpetrators’ superiors were basically presented as not responding to cases of sexual abuse. The personalization process opens a variety of ways of interpreting the event that goes to the media agenda. It can determine both the positive and negative image of the Catholic Church, and can also be used as a tool to construct an unrepresentative narrative on the subject of sexual offenses by clergy, i.e. a narrative exaggerating or marginalizing the scale of abuse. Cognitive value: The research undertaken proves that the personalization is an important factor determining the image of the Catholic Church in the press.

• Details
• Contents