How much money does it take?

How much money does it take to fight clergy sexual abuse accountability? From The Guardian: The US Catholic church has poured millions of dollars over the past decade into opposing accountability measures for victims of clergy sex abuse, according to state lobbying disclosures. The lobbying funds have gone toward opposing bills in New York, Pennsylvania, …

Philly monsignor’s going to jail for covering up child sex abuse

Msgr. William J. Lynn is the first U.S. Roman  Catholic official to be convicted and sentenced to jail (three to six years in a decision handed down Tuesday) for covering up the church’s child sex abuse scandal. You can read more here. Given the environment post the Freeh Report on Penn State, do you think …

The Roman Catholic Church could learn from Penn State

Though the university did not move fast enough, it still moved faster than the Catholic Church when a child sex abuser was identified. You can read more here, from Barbara Blaine, at Ms. magazine’s blog. Might this attention be the impetus for other institutions — including the Church — to take a tough look at …