In the discursive regime of sexual abuse, the operative silence is the victim’s. This silence stems from shame and intimidation.…
The curious case of Paul Richard Shanley
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Monsignor William J. Lynn sentenced
Religion News Service reports that Monsignor William J. Lynn, the secretary for clergy at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the…
Abusing rhetoric
Many of these documents are appalling in the way that bureaucratic recitals of torture are appalling, in the way that ledgers…
Separationism and the sex abuse crisis
While greatly admiring the other pieces in this series and the humanist sensibility and critique that pervades them, I will…
Placing childhood sexual abuse in historical perspective
One of the major achievements of the past quarter century has been the growing awareness of the prevalence and damaging…
Bishop accountability?
At the most recent United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the National Review Board stated that it was crucial for…
“De-baptism”
While religiosity has been on the decline in Europe for several years, some Europeans are taking more radical steps in…
Alternative Catholic churches in Belgium
The New York Times features an article about a grassroots movement in Belgium and the Netherlands "that defies centuries of…
Controversy over crimes against the Church
A day after the Vatican issued a new document revising the types of crimes one can commit against the Catholic…
Recognizing the reality of sexual abuse
Reuters reports on the Vatican's decision to "revise Church law on sexual abuse of children by priests, doubling a statute…