FRESH PERSPECTIVES
ON THE CATHOLIC SEXUAL ABUSE SCANDAL

• ANTI-CATHOLIC BIAS
• BENEDICT XVI: PART OF THE SOLUTION
• BUSINESS OF SUING CATHOLIC INSTITUTIONS
• CATHOLIC CHURCH: A SAFE ENVIRONMENT
• CATHOLIC CHURCH: ITS GOOD WORK
• CORRUPTION OF LEGAL PRINCIPLES
• CRIMEN SOLLICITATIONIS
• FALSE ALLEGATIONS
• GOODNESS
• LEGISLATION TO RETROACTIVELY EXTEND STATUTES OF LIMITATION
• NEW YORK TIMES, OTHER MEDIA & JOURNALISTIC ETHICS
• PRIESTS:  CELIBACY AND SEXUAL ABUSE
• SEXUAL ABUSE IN GOVERNMENT AND OTHER SETTINGS

ANTI-CATHOLIC BIAS

Joseph Bottum

• Anti-Catholicism, Again, WeeklyStandard.com (May 3, 2010)

BENEDICT XVI:  PART OF THE SOLUTION

John L. Allen Jr

• A Papal Conversion, New York Times (March 28, 2010)
• Keeping the record straight on Benedict and the crisis, National Catholic Reporter Online (March 26, 2010)
• Don't be daft – you can't put the Pope on trial, Spectator.co.uk (April 14, 2010)
• Cardinal Castrillón must feel trapped, National Catholic Reporter (April 23, 2010)

Rev. Thomas Brundage

• Setting the record straight in the case of abusive Milwaukee priest Father Lawrence Murphy, Catholic Anchor Online (March 29, 2010)

Most Rev. Timothy Dolan

• Nobody, Nowhere, No Time, No Way, No How . . . , Archdiocese of New York blog (March 23, 2010)

Rev. Joseph Fessio and Most Rev. John Cummins

• AP guilty of bad journalism in Oakland abuse reporting, says Ignatius Press founder, CAN/EWTN News (April 12, 2010)

Michael Gerson

• On sexual abuse scandal, the pope gets a bad rap, The Washington Post (April 7, 2010)

Ed Koch

• He that is without sin, let him cast the next stone—enough already, JPost.com (April 8, 2010)

Most Rev. William E. Lori

• The Holy Father That I Know, Diocese of Bridgeport website (March 31, 2010)

Roger Cardinal Mahony

• Thank You, Cardinal Ratzinger, Archdiocese of Los Angeles blog (March 2010)

Judy Roberts

• Benedict and Clergy Sexual Abuse: Decisive and Aggressive Action, National Catholic Register (March 5, 2013)

John Thavis

• Vatican rebuts allegations of stalling on California sex abuse cases, Catholic News Service (April 14, 2010)

George Weigel

• The End of Euphemism: Benedict XVI and the Corruptions of Catholic Ireland, National Review (March 22, 2010)

Michael Sean Winters

• Making Amends:  With Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican is finally taking a hard line on child abuse, Slate (March 22, 2010)

BUSINESS OF SUING CATHOLIC INSTITUTIONS

Daniel Lyons

• Sex, God and Greed:  Pedophile priests have sparked a litigation gold rush. The Boy Scouts, day care firms and Hollywood may be next, Forbes (June 9, 2003)
• Paid to Picket:  Antichurch protesters get a little help from their (lawyer) friends, Forbes (September 15, 2003)
• Clergy Sex Scammers, Forbes (September 24, 2003)
• Heavenly Cash, Forbes (June 9, 2003)
• Battle of the Shrinks, Forbes (June 9, 2003)

Francis X. Maier

• Shakedown: How Catholics Are Getting Ripped Off in the Name of Justice, Crisis Magazine (May 2006)

CATHOLIC CHURCH:  A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TODAY

CATHOLIC CHURCH:  ITS GOOD WORK

Timothy Radcliffe

• Should I stay or should I go?, The Tablet (April 9, 2010)

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

• The Catholic Church in the United States At A Glance, (2010)
  

CORRUPTION OF LEGAL PRINCIPLES

L. Martin Nussbaum

• Scandal and the Constitution, First Things (October 2003)

CRIMEN SOLLICITATIONIS

George Weigel and Rev. Jay Scott Newman

• Spreading the Big Lie: Why did the Washington Post choose Palm Sunday to publish an ignorant and malicious piece by Sinead O'Connor on abuse in the Catholic Church?, National Review On Line (March 29, 2010)

John L. Allen, Jr.

• 1962 document orders secrecy in sex cases: Many bishops unaware obscure missive was in their archives, National Catholic Reporter (August 15, 2003)

FALSE ALLEGATIONS

John L. Allen, Jr.

• A new symbol of false sex abuse allegations, National Catholic Reporter (December 2, 2011)

GOODNESS

William McGurn

• In the Name of the Father: After a priest's murder, a community rallies, Catholic Education Resource Center, (June 15, 2010)

LEGISLATION RETROACTIVELY EXTENDING STATUTES OF LIMITATION

Jim Dwyer

• Paying for the Sins of the Fathers, and of Others, Too, New York Times (April 27, 2010)

Francis X. Maier

• Shakedown: How Catholics Are Getting Ripped Off in the Name of Justice, Crisis Magazine (May 2006)

L. Martin Nussbaum

• Changing the Rules: Selective Justice for Catholic Institutions, America, (May 15, 2006 )

Paul Vitello

• For the 5th Year, Child Sex Abuse Bill Dies in Legislature, New York Times (June 2, 2010)

NEW YORK TIMES, OTHER MEDIA & JOURNALISTIC ETHICS

Rev. Raymond J. de Souza

• A Response to the New York Times, National Review Online--The Corner (March 27, 2010)

Rev. Joseph Fessio and Most Rev. John Cummins

• AP guilty of bad journalism in Oakland abuse reporting, says Ignatius Press founder, CAN/EWTN News (April 12, 2010)

Thomas McArdle

• The Times They Are A-Smearin', Investor's Business Daily (April 9, 2010)

Phil Lawler

• Journalists abandon standards to attack the Pope, Catholic Culture: On the News (April 10, 2010)

William McGurn

• The Pope and the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal (April 6, 2010)

Michael Sean Winters

• Shame on the NYTimes, America Magazine Online (March 26, 2010)

George Weigel and Rev. Jay Scott Newman

• Spreading the Big Lie: Why did the Washington Post choose Palm Sunday to publish an ignorant and malicious piece by Sinead O'Connor on abuse in the Catholic Church?, National Review On Line (March 29, 2010)

George Weigel

• Scoundrel Time(s), First Things Online (March 29, 2010)

Kenneth L. Woodward

• Church of the 'Times', Commonweal (April 28, 2010)

PRIESTS:  CELIBACY AND SEXUAL ABUSE

Ross Douthat

• Does Celibacy Increase Sex Abuse?, New York Times (April 9, 2010)

Philip Jenkins

• How serious is the 'predator priest' problem?, USA Today (June 8, 2010)

Thomas Plante

• Six important points you don't hear about regarding clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, Psychology Today (March 24, 2010)

Timothy Radcliffe

• Should I stay or should I go?, The Tablet (April 9, 2010)

George Weigel

• What Went Wrong, Newsweek (April 3, 2010)

Pat Wingert

• Mean Men, Newsweek Web Exclusive (April 8, 2010)

SEXUAL ABUSE IN GOVERNMENT AND OTHER SETTINGS

Melissa Musick Nussbaum

• Where the present sex abuse emergency is located, National Catholic Reporter (April 15, 2010)

George Weigel

• Scoundrel Time(s), First Things Online (March 29, 2010)

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