Columnist: Dr. Richard Fitzgibbons

Psychiatrist: Anyone who Blames Abuse Crisis on ‘Clericalism’ is Part of the Abuse Crisis Cover-Up

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The present severe crisis of sexual abuse by bishops and priests in the Church worldwide has resulted in a number of opinions regarding its origins. The recent Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report identified the homosexual predation of males; the Holy Father and Cardinal Cupich blame “clericalism”; the John Jay Causes and Context study (2011) postulated “availability.” … Read more

How Bishops Can BEGIN to Restore Trust

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Trust is the foundation for loving relationships and is essential, for example, for the stability and health of marriages.  As I relate regularly in my work as a psychiatrist with married couples, there is benefit in putting the struggle with trust in a spiritual-psychological perspective that goes back to the first human couple, Adam and … Read more