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"The Woodstock Defense," eh? I'm wondering: in what sense can a frank confession that even a single Roman Catholic priest (to say nothing of his bishop) surrendered so abjectly and shamelessly to the...

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At the risk of stating the obvious, the distinction between a victim's gender and a perpetrator's sexual orientation is important because many child molesters do not really have an adult sexual...

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To Mr. Paterson-Seymour: A point well-taken. But two things: 1) John Jay's data indicate that the largest amount of the abuse was of teens between 14 and 17, so I'm not sure if that squares with your...

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The current attempt by John Jay academics, and some forces in the USCCB, to suffocate the conclusions of the 2004 Report on the Crisis (by the Review Board) asks us to reject the conclusions of some of...

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To Brad Miner: Oh, I agree with that - "Child" in the context I was using it means pre-pubescent or lacking secondary sexual characteristics, so chronological age is an imprecise guide at best. The...

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The so-called "Woodstock" defense is apt. But what the bishops are really saying is that the devil made them do it. Very lame. It's always somebody else's fault, yes? - murtheol

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Thank you for writing this! You eloquently point out the blinding light of the obvious, which evidently wasn't noticed by the "experts" who compiled this report: Of course the abuse scandal was a...

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Thank you for this! You tell the truth. I pray the bishops will get their heads out of the sand. In the 1940's, Fr. Gerald Fitzgerald, who founded The Servants of the Paraclete, and the Handmaids of...

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The reason why there were/are homosexual priests is because there were/are homosexual bishops. This study is cover for that fact. - avyanez

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I just read this @ CNS: The study showed that "the only significant risk factor related to sexual identity and behavior was a 'confused' sexual identity, and this condition was most commonly found in...

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With any report beholden to political correctness, or for that matter conducted within the confines of the American university, the findings are sterile. The contraceptive university, aborting all...

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@Achilles & Chris in Maryland: I believe we are in substantial agreement. - Billy Bean

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Amen to Billy and Achilles. What is USCCB's gift to the Church? Progressive "Voters Guides;" the "Nabbish" (New American) Bible (hat-tip to Tony Esolen in the Jun/Jul issue of First Things); and now...

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I am surrounded by those intoxicated on the spirits of this age, though I am a bad Catholic, it is a certain peaceful joy to commune with those faithful to the Body of Christ. Billy Bean and Chris, I...

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+JMJ I have been very confused, by what I see as a lot of ambuguity, as to what the purpose of the John Jay Commission was in the first place. I thought it was to study and evaluate the reported...

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A 'friend of the family' of ours, a homosexual man, was arrested within the past year for some sort of sexual contact with a teenage boy. This man did not see his actions as having any moral...

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Bravo Ben, Brava Suzanne. Go to The Catholic League website and see Bill Donohue's 24 page review of the 2011 JJ report. He hi-lites how Ms. Terry and Ms. Smith are painted into the corner of the 2004...

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I have only the time to peruse the comments, but it appears that y'all are being misled by the overly academic wording in the report. They are writing this with the assumption that it will be primary...

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Blake, while I am sure you are well intentioned, your errors are so immense I can't address them at the moment. Your talk of reality is insane. You have mistaken permanent things for temporary things...

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I just got a hold of this article and am baffled, by the emphasis of both the article and the comments on two fronts. 1. The concern about whether the offenders are gay or not. Who Cares? Why do you...

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