The Dallas Charter Needs a Redo After 20 Years
COMMENTARY: In the intervening years since the U.S. bishops published the charter, we have learned there’s still a long way to go.
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Dallas Charter at 20: What Have We Learned?
COMMENTARY: Instead of restoring their fatherhood, the charter made bishops adversaries to their priests.
Missouri Attorney General Report Refers 12 Former Priests for Prosecution
Eric Schmitt's report said that Catholic dioceses have less oversight over religious priests than their secular counterparts.
After the Vatican Abuse Summit, What Comes Next?
COMMENTARY: In the wake of the Boston scandal of nearly 20 years ago, we learned that the laity and Church leadership can work together to achieve reform. Today, we have a chance to prove this once again.
Pope Francis’ Chilean Healing Mission
COMMENTARY: The Holy Father's meeting with the Chilean bishops echoes the ‘emergency summit’ Pope John Paul II had with U.S. cardinals in April 2002, but it’s altogether different.
Fostering Safe Environments in the Church
COMMENTARY: The U.S. bishops’ June 14 penitential Mass for survivors of sex abuse comes on the 15th anniversary of the Dallas Charter.
New Report: Confirmed Catholic Priest Abuse Allegations in Single Digits for 2014
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, president of the U.S. bishops' conference, said, ‘It is my hope and prayer that … the Church will help model ways of addressing and bringing to light the darkness and evil of abuse wherever it exists.’
How Religious Orders Contain Sexual Offenders in Their Ranks
Drawing on lessons learned from the clergy-abuse crisis, U.S. communities use safety plans and risk analysis to deal with the issue.
Religious Orders and the Clergy-Abuse Crisis: Lessons Learned
In the United States, they follow the same Dallas Charter guidelines as dioceses, except that a limited number of offenders have been allowed to remain with restrictions in their communities.
