So-called “window bills,” which eliminate statutes of limitations on child sexual abuse claims for periods of two or three years, have been enacted in more than seventeen states. Their primary justification—the thesis that victims of child sexual abuse are psychologically constrained from . . . . Continue Reading »
States should leave the sacrament of confession alone and focus on other, more productive ways of protecting children. Continue Reading »
No man who is regularly using Grindr—a clear sign of premeditated and persistent sin—ought to be ministering to God’s people. Continue Reading »
The recommendations of both the third-party report and the SBC task force avoid taking what should be the obvious first step in sexual abuse cases: Call the cops. Continue Reading »
By treating priests as guilty from the moment of accusation, the Church is failing to recognize the inviolable dignity of the human person. Continue Reading »
George Weigel joins the podcast to discuss Jesuit at Large: Essays and Reviews by Paul Mankowski, S.J. Continue Reading »
The bishops’ most urgent obligation is to achieve principled consistency—according to the canons of natural justice and Catholic doctrine—concerning the priesthood of Jesus Christ. Continue Reading »
The current crisis in the global Church is not the worst crisis in Catholic history, but it is bad enough. Nor is it confined to the scandals of clerical sexual abuse and malfeasant Church leadership, though those scandals crystallize its meaning and implications. Today’s crisis must be properly . . . . Continue Reading »
Francis is facing the sort of media skepticism that he has somehow escaped for years. Continue Reading »
Despite his record of abuse reform, many will remember Wuerl only for asserting that he never heard a rumor about McCarrick. Continue Reading »
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