Abuse: Can we trust Church leaders?
By Coleen Constable – The latest distressing but important reports about the sexual abuse in the Church require fresh reflection....
Abuse
Sisters Are Not Volunteers: Nuns’ Spirit of Service Can Lead to Abuses
Misunderstanding the generous service and obedience of women religious leads to their being exploited and underappreciated, according to an investigative report in a Vatican magazine. “Sisters are seen as volunteers that one can have available as one wishes, which gives rise to genuine abuses of power,” said a nun identified only as Sister Cecile.
Don’t Compromise on Protecting Minors from Abuse
Pope Francis said he told the bishops and priests of Chile to be uncompromising when it comes to protecting minors from sexual abuse and to trust that God will purify and renew his church during this time of trial.
Abuse – A Survivor’s View
Following your courageous editorial on the #metoo campaign, I wish to add my voice as an adult woman victim/survivor of clerical sexual abuse.
Responding to Sexual Abuse Will Take Years – and it Should
The flood of revelations about sexual harassment and assault, whether in Washington or Hollywood, is unlikely to stop anytime soon. The walls of denial built up by position and self-protective ignorance have been breached. If the tragic revelations of the Catholic Church’s sex abuse crisis are any guide, the process of reckoning with problems that have been avoided for decades will itself take decades.
Catastrophic Leadership on Abuse
The resignation of an abuse survivor from the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors is an indictment of the...
