Clerical abuse crisis

Red Flags in the SBC Response to Sexual Abuse

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 »

3 Jun 2022

Timothy J. Cusick on Evangelical Poverty

by R. R. Reno

Fr. Timothy J. Cusick joins R. R. Reno for a discussion of the importance of the evangelical counsels. Continue Reading »

23 Feb 2022

Episcopal Coherence

by Thomas G. Guarino

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 »

1 Sep 2021

The Terror of Goodbye

by John Waters

The prospect of mortality shakes even the firmest faith. Continue Reading »

18 Jul 2019

Getting Formation Right

by Rev. Thomas V. Berg

I heard a bishop recently describe what his formation team does at his seminary: “They’re there and they keep an eye on the guys.” And I cringed. Priests assigned to seminary formation are not hallway monitors. They are intended to be mentors, teachers, and guides—nuances all captured in . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2018

Catholicism After 2018

by R. R. Reno

Theodore McCarrick has been stripped of his status as cardinal for pursuing young men throughout his clerical career. “Uncle Ted” liked to take his “nephews” to bed with him. The public revelations of this fact evoked outrage. It was not so much that a churchman sinned as that he did so . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2018

The Problem of Sexually Active Priests

by Rev. Thomas V. Berg

One fact that has been overlooked for too long is the connection between priests who abuse minors and priests who are sexually active with adults. Continue Reading »

23 Jul 2018