Features
How the bishops use and abuse “scandal”
It has become a synonym for “institution-harming controversy” or “bad public relations,” which are to be avoided at all costs. […]
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick
The Dispatch
Understanding the demographics of the predatory priest problem
While some deny a same-sex predation problem among priests, the Grand Jury Report reflects similar demographic data as the John Jay Study of nearly 15 […]
The Dispatch
Full text: Pope Francis’ Letter to the People of God
On August 20, 2018, Pope Francis released a letter to the faithful in light of revelations of sexual abuse of minors and adults by members […]
Analysis
The abuse of secrecy and the secrecy of abuse
Clerical elitism did not cause sex abuse, nor did sex abuse cause clerical elitism, but the link between the two things is certainly very real. […]
Features
The McCarrick Mess
The bishops of the United States—all of us—should petition the Holy Father to form a team, made up mostly of faithful lay Catholics, to empower […]
Features
“We have nothing to fear from the truth”: 25 years of covering clergy sex abuse
Veteran Catholic journalist Philip F. Lawler speaks with CWR editor Carl E. Olson about covering clerical abuse from the early 1990s to today. […]
Essay
The theological roots of the present crisis
An ambiguous attitude to “human sexuality” on the part of “mainstream” moral theology led in time to bishops effectively turning a blind eye to sinful […]
Features
Bishop Michael Olson: “We can’t merely say we’re sorry and angry”
“We need to investigate how this happened,” says the bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas. “And, if people knew about McCarrick’s behavior and […]
Features
Cardinal DiNardo: ‘Grave moral failures of judgment’ about McCarrick allegations
“One way or the other, we are determined to find the truth in this matter,” says the president of the USCCB. […]
The Dispatch
Will Cardinal O’Malley’s response to McCarrick allegations be enough?
by Ed Condon of CNA […]