A new podcast series, “Crisis,” has debuted, which examines the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the U.S. church.
New podcast series examines history of U.S. clergy sex abuse
Response to church abuse crisis looms large at bishops’ spring meeting
At the start of the June 11-13 spring assembly of the U.S. bishops in Baltimore, it was clear the bishops had a task at hand: to respond to the sexual abuse crisis in the church.
Theologians examine role of power, clericalism in the sex abuse crisis
Two systematic theologians examined how power and clericalism among Catholic clergy played a role in creating the sexual abuse crisis that has rocked the church anew since June during a daylong Catholic University of America conference.
Details published on Vatican delaying USCCB vote on abuse provisions
AP reported Jan. 1 it had obtained the letter written Nov. 11 by Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, to Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, asking that the votes be delayed.