Dear Reader: History, Repeated
Christopher Heffron
October 6, 2020
In 2003, I attended a gathering of clergy sex-abuse survivors in Lexington, Kentucky, for St. Anthony Messenger's June special issue on the crisis.
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St. Anthony: Help Us Find Healing!
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 28, 2019
Many of us have wanted to believe that the Catholic Church had finally turned a corner in dealing with the crime of clerical sexual abuse.
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A Priest Speaks Out about Clergy Sex Abuse
Janice Lane Palko
May 23, 2019
In August 2018, a Pennsylvania grand jury released a report on clerical sexual abuse in six Catholic dioceses in the state.
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Editorial: No More Excuses, Please
Susan Hines-Brigger
May 23, 2019
This past April, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI returned to the public eye in a spectacular fashion.
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Pope Francis: Fix the Clergy Sex-Abuse Crisis Now
Pat McCloskey, OFM
August 23, 2018
Dear Pope Francis: I write about how the Catholic Church responds to clerical sexual abuse and the bishops or superiors who have enabled it.
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