Sexual Abuse Links

BELOW ARE A FEW SUGGESTED LINKS AS WE STRUGGLE TO UNDERSTAND SEXUAL ABUSE IN THE CHURCH, OUR FAMILIES AND SOCIETY, AS WELL AS PRAY AND DISCUSS WHAT TO DO NEXT:

Articles, Letters, and Statements:

• Letter to the People of God - Pope Francis - click here
• Involving Laity and the Vatican - USCCB - click here
• The Virtues of Catholic Anger - Rev. James Martin click here
• Five things you need to know about sexual abuse in the church - Nicholas Cafardi - click here
• Clericalism - the culture that enables abuse - Cindy Wooden - click here
• Insights into sexual abuse have evolved - John Nelson - click here
• End of the Imperial Episcopate - First Things - Jay Scott Newman - click here
• Grand Jury Report, Diocesan Response, etc. on the Diocese of Pittsburgh website - click here
• National Review Board calls for Lay oversight - click here

Fr. Michael's Homilies:

• Preparing for the release of the Grand Jury Report - 3 things we can all do to address child abuse in our church, families and society (18th Sunday in Ordnary Time) - click here
• Church's response to Abuse - We need reponse beyond the institutional response (20th Sunday in Ordinary Time) - click here
• Need for communal lament, prayer & penance, and discussion among they laity about what needs to change (21st Sunday in Ordinary Time) - click here

Other

• Fr. Richard Rohr - Lamentation and reflection on power and celebacy in the Church - click here 
• Bishop Robert Barron Interview - click here