Dutch Church and Sexual Abuse
The Dutch Bishops apologized for failing to adequately deal with the sexual abuse of over 20,000 children in institutions since 1945. But anecdotal evidence in the report concerning two Catholic…
Penn State Students Are Out of Control
There’s no way that this game can happen on Saturday. If I’m Nebraska, I go nowhere near Un-Happy Valley. And while Joe Paterno and university President Graham Spanier were removed…
This Should Have Happened a Month Ago in Ireland
After visiting abuse victims in Malta Pope Benedict made an rare public statement–which the NY Times reports Pope Benedict XVI pledged Wednesday that the Catholic Church would take action to…
Despite the Sex Scandal, I Remain Catholic
A friend recently asked me to talk to him about how I’m able to stay Catholic despite the sexual abuse scandal that has reared it’s ugly head in Ireland and…