Friday, August 31, 2018

Mass Reflection: Catholics Face Their Faith After Another Sex Abuse Scandal (Joshua Johnson, The 1A)

Catholics around the country are reeling and reflecting after the release of a sweeping grand jury report that implicated 300 priests in the abuse of more than 1000 children in Pennsylvania.

The report contains searing details about minors who were victims of rape, assault, molestation and other abuses. And it articulates how the church’s hierarchy covered it up over decades.

Read the full report here.

Many Catholics went to Mass this Sunday. Some pastors addressed the revelations about sexual abuse in the church...

...What will it take to bring these victims justice? Can the Catholic Church remain credible on moral issues as more information about sexual abuse comes to light? And how can Catholic leaders help correct a culture of violence that has targeted the church’s most vulnerable members for so long?
Interview:
https://the1a.org/shows/2018-08-21/catholic-church

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