Columnist: Editors
It’s Bad That The DOJ is Investigating The Catholic Church – It’s Worse That The Church Made That Necessary
These are dark days for the Catholic Church, particularly in the United States. Of Pennsylvania’s eight Catholic dioceses, seven reported receiving subpoenas this week from the Justice Department, marking a major development ...
We Need to Know: Silence Is Not An Option in the Abuse Crisis
Compared to his initial, rambling 11-page discourse, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s more concise second public statement renewing his allegations of a long-standing Vatican cover-up of Archbishop Theodore McCarrick’s sexual misconduct does a much ...
Time’s Up on Pope Francis and Catholic Church Leaders Being Able to Handle Clergy Abuse Crisis
Time’s up for Pope Francis and the leaders of the Catholic Church. Catholics everywhere — and anyone who cares about children — should demand that our criminal justice system start ...
If Wuerl Keeps His Job, Then the Catholic Church’s “Zero Tolerance” Policy is a Sham
On Tuesday afternoon, the Pennsylvania attorney general released a shocking and sickening grand jury report documenting hundreds of cases of sexual crimes against minors committed by Catholic clergy in six ...
Sins That Demand Justice: How Clerical Culture Failed to Stop Sexual Predators
Amid increasing allegations of sexual abuse against the disgraced U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston, the Church’s most respected advocate for victims of clergy sexual abuse of minors, ...
Time for the Vatican to Show How Serious it is in Cleaning House
ONE MONTH after a credible allegation of sexual abuse of a minor forced the suspension of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick from the public ministry, there have been disturbing new revelations about ...
