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The woman under the bus: sexual violence and legal liability
She’d been sexually abused on multiple occasions as a child. But the law probably can’t help her.
Can we drink this cup? Nouwen and the abuse crisis
These are all ours: the beauty and the horror, the charity and the abuse, the art and the scandal.
A Gay Catholic Apologist in the Scandal
I feel like I’ve been in an abusive relationship with a cheating husband. That’s what the clergy abuse crisis means to me as a gay Catholic.
I, too am responsible: reflections on the abuse crisis
Here are some of my shortcomings.
Catholics: don’t ask for “change”
Ask for concrete, specific, and actionable items.
Young adults and the crisis: transparency and reporting
“It’s exhausting to do this every two years. What does it take for the Archdiocese to come clean?”
Young adults and the crisis: transparency and formation
“People mess up, but messing up has consequences.”
Young adults on the crisis: despair and hope
“There’s no way I would let my child be an altar server.”
Correcting myself: the Catechism, homosexuality, and seminary admission
The Catechism defines “homosexuality” as a combination…
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