Abuse survivors Archives

Explaining the Vatican’s lingering ambivalence on “zero tolerance”

May 31, 2020

To this day, a central plank in the indictment of many abuse survivors and their advocates is that the Vatican has not imposed a universal “zero tolerance” policy everywhere in the world.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Survivors irritated: IDs of most Canadian bishops’ protection committee members secret

Mar 10, 2020

The Canadian bishops’ Standing Committee for the Responsible Ministry and Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Persons met for the first time in January, but the fact that the identities of the majority of its members is kept secret irritates victims, who see a lack of transparency.

By Francois Gloutnay

One year after global abuse summit, reaction mixed on progress made

Feb 22, 2020

Exactly one year after Pope Francis’s historic Feb. 21-24 abuse summit, attended by the presidents of all episcopal conferences worldwide, both survivors and experts muse on what the institution has accomplished, and what has yet to be done.

By Elise Ann Allen

On summit anniversary, what we still don’t know about clerical abuse

Feb 21, 2020

What’s striking one year after Pope Francis’s historic clerical sex abuse summit is how much still isn’t understood.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Church damaged by abuse, ‘but more damage done to people,’ says abuse expert

Feb 9, 2020

Almost 200 people filled the Driscoll Hall Auditorium on Villanova University’s campus Jan. 29 looking to deepen their understanding about global perspectives on the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church.

By Gia Myers

Columbus diocese task force examining sexual abuse policies

Jan 25, 2020

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus has taken steps to examine its policies regarding the sexual abuse of minors with the creation of a task force, and has hired a law firm to determine whether more names should be added to a list of credibly accused priests.

By Associated Press