Before banks of cameras, intense lights and the gaze of victims of sexual abuse, the bishops of the United States recently debated in Dallas a new policy to “repair the breach” with those damaged at the hands of church ministers. They approved overwhelmingly a Charter for the Protection
Sexual Abuse
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Five misconceptions about child sexual abuse and the Catholic Church
Child sexual abuse, in the priesthood and in society at large, is a complex issue that does not admit of simple understandings or simple solutions.
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Keeping pedophiles out of the priesthood
A major problem now exists for the future of priestly vocations because of “the alliteration of priest and pedophile.”
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Understanding clerical sex abuse of children: the importance of perspective
It is helpful to understand the sexual abuse of children by priests within the broader context of child victimization.