A Documentary History of the Crisis Timeline of Events, Documents, Reporting, and Commentary This is the latest installment of our timeline, which provides a national list of key events in the crisis, with news stories on each event and a running commentary drawn from the full range of opinion. For the first time anywhere, a geographically diverse selection of writings by survivors will be available, and traditional and progressive viewpoints will be represented on the same site. Please help us to make this a truly national and diverse selection by emailing us to suggest documents and events we should include.

The 1940s

• Secret Archives Today my cup is full....and you know of what, letter by Rev. Joseph P. Gausch of Philadelphia to a fellow priest (written 5/25/48; released 9/21/05) [See also the Philadelphia grand jury report for an analysis of the Gausch case.]

The 1950s

• Survivor Account The molestation at the hands of my uncle, priest and namesake began on Thanksgiving Day 1953. I was 5 years old. (abuse 1953–62; affidavit 11/25/03)
• Secret Archives Future Bishop Swears on a Bible to Keep Rev. James Janssen's Abuse Case Secret, by Chancellor Maurice J. Dingman (10/3/58)
• Secret Archives Servants of the Paracletes' Founder Warns That Many Offenders Re-Offend and the Pressure of the Priest Shortage Should Be Resisted, by Rev. Gerald Fitzgerald, s.P. (9/26/57) [See also Alan Cooperman's 2003 description of the Rev. John T. Sullivan case, with links to other documents.]

The 1960s

• Vatican Document Instruction on the Careful Selection and Training of Candidates for the States of Perfection and Sacred Orders, issued by the Sacred Congregation for Religious (2/2/61)
• Survivor Account Affidavit about Earliest Known Abuse by Shanley and Lost Complaint Letter to the Boston Archdiocese (abuse in 1961; affidavit 7/16/03)
• Vatican Document Instruction on the Manner of Proceeding in Cases of Sollicitation, by Cardinal Ottaviani, approved by Pope John XXIII (3/16/62) [Latin text Crimen Sollicitationis]
• Survivor Account Growing up in Fort Madison was exciting and adventurous for me, by John Doe III (abuse in 1964; affidavit 5/11/04) [Revs. James M. Janssen, Theodore Anthony Geerts, and Francis E. Bass]
• Survivor Account Affidavit about Janssen's Use of Confession during Abuse (abuse in 1964; affidavit 2/23/04)
• Secret Archive Earliest Abuse Allegation about Shanley in the Released Boston Archdiocesan Files, by Rev. Arthur Chabot (1967)
• Survivor Account My Story, by Donald Bondick, testimony before the Ohio State Legislature (abuse in Summer 1969; testimony 11/22/05) [about Rev. Ted Feeley, O.F.M.Conv.; see also Emotional Stigmata, by Melissa Wangall, Rock River Times (7/20/05)

The 1970s

• The Role of the Church in the Causation, Treatment and Prevention of the Crisis in the Priesthood, by Conrad Baars (11/71)
• Survivor Account I wanted to be a saint, interview with Susan Gallagher (abuse mid-1970s; interview 11/05) [Rev. Frank Nugent, S.D.B.]
• Brochure for St. Luke Institute at Marsalin, the first treatment center run by Rev. Michael R. Peterson (1979)

The 1980s

• Secret Archives It was suggested that we keep silent to protect the boys, by Margaret Gallant to Cardinal Humberto Medeiros (8/10/82) [Rev. John Geoghan]
• Secret Archives We must love the sinner and pray for him, reply by Cardinal Humberto Medeiros to Margaret Gallant (8/20/82)
• Secret Archives Louisville Archbishop Knew about Creagh, by Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly, O.P. (written 3/9/83 and 6/14/83; revealed )
• Feature The Tragedy of Gilbert Gauthe, by Jason Berry, Times of Acadiana (5/23/85 and 5/30/85)
• Report The Problem of Sexual Molestation by Roman Catholic Clergy: Meeting the Problem in a Comprehensive and Responsible Manner, by F. Ray Mouton, Rev. Thomas P. Doyle, O.P., and Rev. Michael R. Peterson (6/9/85)
• The Other Trial, by Jason Berry, Times of Acadiana (10/10/85) [Rev. Gilbert Gauthe of Lafayette LA diocese]
• Report Guidelines, by Michael R. Peterson et al. (12/9/85)
• Priest Gets Probation for Child Sex Abuse, by Linnet Myers, Chicago Tribune (1/16/86) [Rev. Robert Friese]
• Anatomy of a Cover-Up, by Jason Berry, Times of Acadiana (1/30/86)
• Roman Catholic Church Discusses Abuse of Children by Priests, by Jonathan Friendly, New York Times (5/4/86)
• Document On the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons, a CDF letter to the bishops, by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and Archbishop Alberto Bovone (10/1/86)
• Breach of Faith, by Laura Saari, Orange County Register (1/4/87) [Rev. Christian Anderson of the Orange CA diocese]
• Survivor Account We were befriended by a priest by the name of Richard L. LaVigne (abuse 1987; report to police 10/9/91)
• Feature Priests Who Molest, by Carl M. Cannon, San Jose Mercury News (12/30/87) [Revs. John Salazar, Mel Baltazar, William Authenrieth, and others]
• Feature “Don’t Tell Anybody ... You’ll Get in Trouble, and So Will I” by Bob Ehlert, Star Tribune (12/11/88) [Rev. Thomas Adamson of Winona and St. Paul-Minneapolis]

The 1990s

• Secret Archives Boston Okays Shanley for San Bernardino, by Bishop Robert J. Banks (1/16/90)
• Inquiry in Chicago Breaks Silence on Sex Abuse by Catholic Priests, by Peter Steinfels, Commonweal (2/24/92)
• Priestly Silence on Pedophilia, by Andrew M. Greeley, NY Times (3/13/92)
• News Event Nine Allege Priest Abused Them, Threaten to Sue Church, by Alison Bass, Boston Globe (5/8/92)
• Priests and Pedophilia: A Silence That Needs Breaking? by Canice Connors, America (5/9/92)
• Priests & Sex, editorial in Commonweal (11/20/92)
• Settlement 68 Victims Settle Porter Case with Catholic Church, by Stephen Kurkjian, Boston Globe (12/4/92)
• Survivor Account Living on a "fault" line (12/16/92) [survivor's account of meeting with Rev. John B. McCormack about alleged abuse by Rev. Richard T. Coughlin]
• How Serious Is the Problem of Sexual Abuse by Clergy? by Andrew M. Greeley, in America (3/20/93)
• Regarding A. Greeley's Data on Sexual Abuse by Priests, by Rev. Philip J. Murnion (4/17/93)
• A Greeley Response and Fr. Murnion Replies, by Andrew M. Greeley and Pev. Philip J. Murnion, America (5/15/93)
• Unholy Acts, by Paul Wilkes, New Yorker (6/7/93) [Rev. Ronald D. Provost of the Worcester diocese]
• Letter to the U.S. Bishops, by Pope John Paul II (6/11/93)
• Fathers and Sins: An Uneasy Coalition of Activists and Clerics Is Forcing the Catholic Hierarchy to Confront the Problem of Sexually Abusive Priests, by Jason Berry, Los Angeles Times (June 13, 1993)
• Secret Archives She died, notes by Rev. John B. McCormack on a meeting with Cardinal Bernard Law and Rev. James D. Foley (written 12/23/93; released 12/5/02) [The release of this and other documents precipitated Cardinal Bernard Law's resignation in 12/02. See also Cleric Had 2 Children, Kept Status, by Michael Rezendes and Stephen Kurkjian, Boston Globe (12/6/02).]
• Report Independent Board of Inquiry Regarding St. Anthony Seminary, by Geoffrey B. Stearns et al. (10/29/93)
• Sins of the Fathers, by Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian (12/21/93)
• Report Restoring Trust, National Conference of Catholic Bishops (11/94)
• Sex Abuse Suit Claims Coverup by Bishops: The Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges a Conspiracy by the Camden Diocese, U.S. Bishops and Others, by Maureen Graham and Larry Lewis, Philadelphia Inquirer (11/1/94)
• Priest's Removal Tied to Sex Charge: News Rocks Parish on Southwest Side 21 Months Later, by Steve Metsch (11/22/94) [Rev. John W. Curran of Chicago]
• Another Ex-Altar Boy Reports P.G. Priest Abused Him: D.C. Man Reports Priest Abused Him in '70s, '80s, by Debbi Wilgoren, Washington Post (2/11/95)
• Man Sues 7 Priests, Alleges Sex Abuse: Effects of Incidents Linger, Former Seminarian Says, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (4/7/95)
• Secret Report Delegate's Annual Report 7-1-94 / 6-30-95 (6/30/95; revealed on in the AG's report) [internal abuse report of the Boston archdiocese]
• Pastoral Proposals for the Problem of Clerical Sexual Abuse, by Paul Mankowski, S.J., originally published in Catholic World Report (10/95)
• Report Restoring Trust, National Conference of Catholic Bishops (11/95)
• The Uses of Clerical Scandal, by Philip Jenkins, First Things (2/96)
• Memo Dallas Litigation: Does v. Diocese of Dallas et al., memo by Rev. Thomas Doyle to attorney Sylvia Demarest (5/16/96) {1} {2}[Revs. Robert R. Peebles, William Hughes, and Rudolf Kos]
• Report Preliminary Expert Report, by A.W. Richard Sipe
• Feature Faith Betrayed, by Linda Graham Caleca et al., Indianapolis Star (2/16/97) [series on Lafayette IN diocese]
• Head of Worldwide Catholic Order Accused of History of Abuse, by Gerald Renner and Jason Berry, Hartford [CT] Courant (2/23/97) [about Rev. Marcial Maciel Degollado]
• Final Judgment, by Judge Anne Ashby (4/25/97) [Kos case]
• Thou Shalt Not, by Ellen O'Connor, Worcester Magazine (September 24, 1997) [about Revs. David Holley, Thomas Teczar, Brendan O'Donoghue, Robert Kelley, Peter Inzerillo, and the Worcester MA diocese]
• Resignation Bishop Symons Resigns: Diocese Leader Admits "Inappropriate Sex" with Children Early in Career, by Dan Moffett, Palm Beach Post (6/3/98)
• Ground Zero for Molestation in the Catholic Church, by Dan Moffett, Palm Beach Post (6/28/98) [about the Servants of the Paraclete in Jemez Springs NM]
• Dissertation Through the "Lens" of the Organizational Culture Perspective: A Descriptive Study of American Catholic Bishops’ Understanding of Clergy Sexual Molestation and Abuse of Children and Adolescents, by Barbara Susan Balboni (9/98)
• $450,000 Hush Money Agreement between Archbishop Rembert Weakland and Paul Marcoux (10/8/98; made public 5/24/02)
• Archdiocese Probing Sex Charges against Priest, by Steve Kloehn (3/31/99) [Rev. Walter G. DeRoeck of Chicago]
• Death of a Survivor "Hope", by Janet Patterson (about the suicide of her son Eric on 10/29/99; published Spring 2003)

• Report Religious Life Without Integrity: The Sexual Abuse Crisis in the Catholic Church, by Barry M. Coldrey (2000)
• Feature Ex-Area Priest Accused of Sexual Abuse, by Stan Finger, Wichita Eagle (8/20/00) [about Rev. Robert K. Larson of Wichita KS]

• Feature A Family's Trial of Faith: Losing Eric, by Stan Finger, Wichita Eagle (2/4/01) [survivor Eric Patterson and Rev. Robert K. Larson]
• Cardinal Sin, by Kristin Lombardi, Boston Phoenix (3/23/01) [Rev. John Geoghan]
• Safeguarding the Sanctity of the Sacraments, an Apostolic Letter by Pope John Paul II with related Norms Regarding the More Serious Offenses Reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (4/30/01) [See also the original Latin Sacramentorum Sanctitatis Tutela and another earlier translation of the Norms for comparison.]
• Letter Regarding the More Serious Offenses Reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, by Cardinals Ratzinger and Bertone (5/18/01) [See also the original Latin.]
• 'Home Alone' in the Priesthood, by Eugene T. Gomulka, America Magazine (8/27/01)
• Shield the Flock, Not the Wolf, by John Manly, in the Los Angeles Times (9/30/01)

• Church Allowed Abuse by Priest for Years, by Michael Rezendes, Boston Globe (1/7/02) [Rev. John Geoghan, with links to documents]
• Geoghan Preferred Preying on Poorer Children: To Therapist, Priest Cited Sexual Revolution, by Sacha Pfeiffer, Boston Globe (1/7/02)
• Priests' Victims Victimized Twice, by James Carroll, Boston Globe (1/8/02)
• A Shepherd and His Flock, editorial in the Boston Globe (1/9/02)
• Apology for Geoghan abuse, with Q&A, by Cardinal Bernard Law, transcript in Boston Globe (1/9/02)
• Letter to Archdiocese, by Cardinal Bernard Law, reprinted in Boston Globe (1/26/02)
• Scores of Priests Involved in Sex Abuse Cases: Settlements Kept Scope of Issue Out of Public Eye, by Walter V. Robinson, Boston Globe (1/31/02)
• Famed 'Street Priest' Preyed upon Boys, by Sacha Pfeiffer, Boston Globe (1/31/02) [Rev. Paul R. Shanley]
• An Invocation—To Paul Shanley, My Abuser, by Arthur Austin (1/31/02)

• Answering Scandal with Personal Holiness, by Rev. Roger J. Landry, reprinted by Catholic Educator's Resource Center (2/3/02)
• How Many? How Long? by David Mehegan, Boston Globe (2/3/02)
• A Challenge to Lay Catholics, by Mary Jo Bane, in Boston Globe (2/3/02)
• Sins of the Fathers, by Rod Dreher, National Review (2/11/02)
• Pedophile Priests, interview by Lucky Severson of Joe Dulong, Richard Sipe, Jim and Barbara Sacco, and Rev. Dominic Grassi, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly (2/22/02)
• Sentence Geoghan Receives 9-10 Year Sentence for Molesting Child: Defrocked Priest a Threat, Judge Says, by Kathleen Burge, Boston Globe (2/22/02)
• A Justified Sentence? by Eileen McNamara, Boston Globe (2/24/02)
• Wages of Relativism, Benedict J. Groeschel, in National Review (2/28/02)
• Unholy Mess , by Rod Dreher, National Review (2/28/02) [a response to Groeschel's "Wages of Relativism"]

• The Public Square: Feathers of Scandal, by Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, First Things (3/02) [disputing the charges against Legionaries founder Rev. Marcial Maciel Degollado]
• Vatican Weighs Reaction to Accusations of Molesting by Clergy, interview with Dr. Joaquin Navarro-Valls by Melinda Hennenberger, New York Times (3/3/02)
• The Myth of the Pedophile Priest, by Philip Jenkins, in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (3/3/02)
• Priest Fears Gays in Ranks Pose Threat to Church , by Joe Fitzgerald, Boston Herald (3/6/02)
• The Church's Gay Scapegoating, Andrew Sullivan, andrewsullivan.com (3/6/02)
• Battle Lines Are Drawn, by Rod Dreher, National Review (3/6/02)
• Gay Priests Etc., Andrew Sullivan, andrewsullivan.com (3/7/02)
• Statement on Concern and Compassion for Victims of Sexual Abuse, Florida Bishops, released by the Florida Catholic Conference (3/7/02)
• Ex-Seminarian's Charges Lead to Removal of Priest, by Dawn Fallik, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (3/8/02)
• Resignation Bishop Quits, Admits Abuse: Palm Beach Leader Details '70s Sex Case, by Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald (3/9/02)
• Forgive Me Father, But It Is You Who Sinned, by Mary Jo Malone, St. Petersburg Times (3/12/02)
• The Writhings of Bishop O'Connell: The Pope Must Rue Those Who Corrupt the Young, by William F. Buckley, Jr., National Review (3/12/02)
• Rod Dreher's Gay Problem, Andrew Sullivan, andrewsullivan.com (3/13/02)
• Andrew Sullivan's Gay Problem and Mine, by Rod Dreher, National Review (3/13/02)
• Sparing Rod, by Andrew Sullivan, andrewsullivan.com (3/14/02)
• Former Altar Boy Describes Years of Abuse, Then Years of Silence, by Richard Lezin Jones, New York Times (3/17/02) [Mark Serrano and Rev. James Hanley]
• Leaders of Catholic Church Must Listen to All the Faithful, by Chuck Colbert, Boston Herald (3/17/02)
• Papal Letter To Priests for Holy Thursday 2002, by Pope John Paul II, reprinted by Zenit (3/21/02)
• The Pope's First Statement, by Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal (3/22/02)
• Cloak of Silence Covered Abuse at Jesuit Retreat, by Glenn F. Bunting, Los Angeles Times (3/24/02)
• Due Process for Priests, by Walter R. Hampton, Jr., Hartford Courant (3/24/02)
• Mitred in the Mob? by Rod Dreher, National Review (3/28/02)
• Good Friday Speech by Arthur Austin, outside the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston (3/29/02)
• Dark Hour, by Mark Shea, Catholic Exchange (3/29/02)
• Secret Archive Victim's mother on Rev. Pecharich in the Orange diocese (3/30/02)

April 2002

• Profile A Crusader for Justice, by Michelle Guido and Rodney Foo, San Jose Mercury News (April 1, 2002) [about Holly Ilse]
• Scandal Time, by Richard John Neuhaus, First Things (4/02)
• Can the Church Survive? by William F. Buckley, National Review (4/1/02)
• Confessions of a Fallen Priest, by David France, Newsweek (4/1/02)
• Priest Treatment Unfolds in Costly, Secretive World: Psychiatrists, Church Trade Misdeed Charges, by Ellen Barry, Boston Globe (4/3/02)
• Secrets, Celibacy and the Church, by Jason Berry, NY Times (4/3/02)
• Document Release Shanley's Record Long Ignored, by Walter V. Robinson and Thomas Farragher, Boston Globe (4/9/02) [with links to the documents]
• Heavy Blow to Cardinal's Credibility, Michael Paulson, Boston Globe (4/9/02) [Law and Shanley]
• Statement at Boston Press Conference about Shanley Documents, by Arthur Austin, reprinted in the Boston Globe (4/08/02)
• Reactions and Emotions: Alleged Victims Detail Torment, by Thomas Farragher, Boston Globe (4/9/02)
• From Scandal to Reform (Part 1), by George Weigel, Catholic Difference (4/10/02)
• A Forum for Reflection and Study for Priests, by Boston Priests' Forum, in Boston Globe (4/11/02)
• Letter to Boston Priests, by Cardinal Bernard Law, reprinted in the Boston Globe (4/12/02)
• From Scandal to Reform (Part 2): The Imperative of Orthodoxy, by George Weigel, Catholic Difference (4/17/02)
• Shanley Couldn't Outrun His Past, by Tatsha Robertson, Boston Globe (April 19, 2002)
• A Proposal to Bring Laity, Parish Priests, and Archdiocesan Leadership Together, by David Zizik (4/20/02)
• Victims Share Pain, Anger in Mendham, by Abbott Koloff, Daily Record (4/21/02) [Rev. James T. Hanley]
• The Gay Question, by Rod Dreher, National Review (4/22/02)
• Vatican Meeting Pope Calls Sex Abuse Crime: Pontiff Says Cases Mishandled, Voices Solidarity with Victims, by Charles M. Sennott, Boston Globe (4/23/02)
• Cardinals Offer Policy on Abuse, Stopping Short of 'Zero Tolerance': Proposals for Removing Priests to Be Presented to US Bishops, by Charles M. Sennott, Boston Globe (4/25/02)
• Papal Address Speech to U.S. Cardinals, by Pope John Paul II, reprinted in the Boston Globe (4/23/02)
• Statement at End of U.S. Cardinals' Visit, by Vatican officials, reprinted in the Boston Globe (4/24/02)
• Letter to Priests, by U.S. Cardinals, reprinted in the Boston Globe (4/24/02)
• From Scandal to Reform (Part 3): The Apostles We Need, by George Weigel, Catholic Difference (4/24/02)
• Fax to Boston Pastors, by Bishop Walter Edyvean for Cardinal Bernard Law (4/25/02) [about Zizik Proposal]

• From Scandal to Reform (Part 4): Above All, Holiness, by George Weigel, Catholic Difference (5/1/02)
• Democracy in the Catholic Church, James Carroll, Boston Globe (5/14/02)
• $25,000 'Loaded Gun': Church Settles Abuse Claim With Addict, Who Then OD'd, by Steve Wick and Eden Laikin, Newsday (5/14/02)
• A Priest's 2 Faces: Protector, Predator, by Fox Butterfield and Jenny Hontz, New York Times (May 19, 2002) [Rev. Paul R. Shanley]
• Scandal, by Gary Wills, New York Review of Books (5/23/02)
• Archbishop Resigns Weakland Denies He Abused Man Archdiocese Paid $450,000: Archbishop Asks Vatican to Hasten Retirement, by Marie Rohde, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/24/02) [See also Weakland's 1980 letter to the claimant, with facsimile of the first page, and his 1998 settlement agreement with the claimant.]
• Catholics Wonder: How Could a Priest Do This? , by Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA Today (May 29, 2002) [Rev. Paul R. Shanley]
• Weakland's Apology, by Archbishop Rembert Weakland (5/31/02)
• Weakland's Exit, by Rod Dreher, National Review Online (5/24/02)
• Playing Favorites, by Eileen McNamara, Boston Globe (5/26/02)
• Courts Just As Guilty in Church Coverup, by Stephanie S. Abrutyn, Hartford Courant (5/26/2002)

June 2002

• Scandal Time (Continued), by Richard John Neuhaus, First Things (6/02)
• Misconduct Concerns: Diocesan Official's Role in Complaints Eyed, by Carol Eisenberg, Newsday (6/3/02)
• Survivor's Lullaby, by Arthur Austin (6/4/02) [Msgr. Alan Placa and Revs. Joseph Mundy, James J. Bergin, Jerry Chasse, Matthew Fitzgerald, and Andrew Millar]
• Above the Law, by Kenneth J. Sousa, The Wanderer (6/6/02)
• Feature Two-Thirds of Bishops Let Accused Priests Work, by Brooks Egerton and Reese Dunklin, Dallas Morning News (6/12/02) [with database of bishops who transferred accused priests]
• Transcript 4 Cardinals + Archbishop H. Flynn Meet 25 Survivors of Clergy Sex Abuse, transcribed by Helen Daly, healingtogether.org (6/12/02)
• Statement at USCCB Meeting, by Craig Martin (6/13/02)
• Impact Statement at USCCB Meeting, by Paula Gonzales Rohrbacher (6/13/02)
• Impact Statement at USCCB Meeting, by Michael Bland (6/13/02)
• Impact Statement at USCCB Meeting, by David Clohessy (6/13/02)
• The Experience of the Victim of Sexual Abuse: A Reflection, by Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea (6/13/02)
• Statement by President of the U.S. Catholic Bishops on Sexual Abuse, by Bishop Wilton D. Gregory (June 13, 2002)
• The Present Crisis through the Lens of the Laity, Margaret O'Brien Steinfels (6/13/02)
• The Church at Risk, by Scott Appleby (6/13/02)
• Dallas Diary: In Town with the Bishops, by Rod Dreher, National Review Online (6/13/02)
• Document Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (6/14/02)
• Document Essential Norms for Diocesan/ Eparchial Policies Dealing with Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Priests, Deacons, and Other Church Personnel, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (6/14/02)
• News Event Bishops Adopt Compromise on Sexual Abuse Policy, by Edward Walsh, Washington Post (6/15/02)
• Trying to Restore a Faith, by Frank Keating, in New York Times (6/15/02)
• Reaction to the Charter by Thomas Doyle (6/16/02)
• The Elephant in the Sacristy, by Mary Eberstadt, Weekly Standard (6/17/02)
• Grand Jury Report Report of the Westchester County Grand Jury Concerning Complaints of Sexual Abuse and Misconduct Against Minors by Members of the Clergy (6/19/02) [about abuse in part of the New York archdiocese]
• Humility and Responsibility: Bishops Can't Exempt Themselves from Tough Line Applied to Priests, by Raymond A. Schroth, S.J., in Boston Globe (6/23/02)
• America's Worst Bishops: Which Bishops Have Made the Worst Decisions about Abusive Priests? by Laura Sheahan, Rebecca Phillips and Deborah Caldwell, Beliefnet.com (6/02)

• The Faith Will Survive, by Joan Chittister, Sojourners Magazine (7/1/02)
• The Enemy Within: A Parish Priest Cautions His Would-Be Defender, by Father Joseph Wilson, Catholic World News (7/4/02)
• Legislation California Senate Bill 1779 on SOL Window with official summary (passed 7/10/02) [See also the CA bishops' later response (read in all CA parish pulpits), and two other perspectives 1 2]
• 'If They Knew the Madness in Me': A Search for the Real Rev. Paul Shanley Suggests He Was Part Hero, Part Horror, by Sally Jacobs, Boston Globe (7/10/02)
• Through Kansas Parishes, a Trail of Suicide: Families Blame Deaths on Ex-Priest, by Thomas Farragher, Boston Globe (7/18/02) [about Rev. Robert K. Larson]
• VOTF Convention Lay Catholics Issue Call to Transform Their Church, by Michael Paulson, Boston Globe (7/21/02) [see also the next two items, which are speeches from the convention]
• What Took You So Long? by Phil Saviano, speech to the first VOTF convention in Boston (7/20/02)
• Voice of the Faithful: The Road Ahead by James E. Post, speech to the first VOTF convention in Boston (7/20/02)
• The Dangerous Lives of Gay Priests, by Mubarak Dahir, The Advocate (7/23/02)
• At a Crossroads, editorial in The Pilot (7/26/02)
• Cultures, Codes and Publics, by Chester Gillis, America (7/29/02)

August 2002

• Feature Unholy Communion, by Maureen Orth, Vanity Fair (8/02) [with links to documents from Shanley file]
• Scandal Time III, by Richard John Neuhaus, First Things, (8/02)
• Feature Archdiocese for Years Kept Allegations of Abuse from Police, by Glenn F. Bunting, Ralph Frammolino, and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times (8/18/02)
• The Pope Has Let Us Down, Rod Dreher, Wall Street Journal (8/25/02)
• A Psalm: Concerning Those Abused by Priests, by Arthur Austin (8/27/02)
• Feature Land Rich, by Jack Sullivan and Eric Convey, Boston Herald (8/27/02) [analysis of real estate holdings of Boston archdiocese; see the archdiocese's response below]
• The Catholic Faithful Have to Speak Out, by Thomas Doyle, in Boston Globe (8/29/02)
• Archdiocese Says Herald Property Report Unfair, by Lisa Gentes, The Pilot (8/30/02)

• An Appeal to the Bishop, by Jimmy Breslin, Newsday (9/15/02)
• Forgive and Forget? by Mona H. Villarrubia, America (9/16/02)
• Exchange of Letters on Partial Ban of VOTF in Boston, by Rev. Paul T. Keyes and Bishop Emilio S. Allue (9/25/02)
• Yes, Gay Men Should Be Ordained, by Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton, America (9/30/02)
• Ordination and Same Sex Attraction, by Rev. Andrew R. Baker, America (9/30/02)
• Interview with Fr. Andrew R. Baker, by John Allen, National Catholic Reporter (9/27/02)
• Alleged Victims Say Incidents Altered Lives, by Andrew Wolfson, [Louisville KY] Courier-Journal (9/29/02) [huge feature on the Louisville KY archdiocese with many photos, describing the careers of accused priests and profiling the people who have filed suit]
• Seminary Visitation, by Bishop Donald W. Wuerl, America (9/30/02)

• A Voice Not Rooted in Faith, by Archbishop John J. Myers (10/9/02)
• You Are Not Alone, by Mark Furnish, speech delivered to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, Geneva, Switzerland (10/12/02)
• Exchange of Letters, by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re and Bishop Wilton Gregory, reprinted in the Boston Globe (10/14-15/02) [about Vatican reaction to the Dallas Norms]
• One Survivor Tells a Tale of Triumph, by Margery Eagan, Boston Herald (10/17/02) [survivor Phil Saviano and Rev. David Holley]
• Late Bishop Had Secret: Welsh Was Accused of Trying to Strangle Prostitute, by Carla K. Johnson and Kevin Taylor, Spokesman-Review (10/25/02) [includes link to police report]
• Some Thoughts on the Vatican's Decision on the U.S. Norms, by Rev. Thomas Doyle (10/29/02)

• The Hour of the Laity, by Mary Ann Glendon, First Things (11/02)
• The Latest Revisions to the 'Charter and Norms', Thomas Doyle (11/5/02)
• The Accused, in USA Today (11/11/02)
• November 11-13, 2002 - U.S. bishops meet in Washington DC
• Remarks, Bishop Wilton Gregory (11/11/02)
• Deposition Deposition of Bishop John B. McCormack in Gregory Ford et al. v. Bernard Cardinal Law (6/3/02 to 11/22/02) [with links to exhibits of diocesan documents]
• U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Final Norms (approved by the USCCB at their November 2002 meeting, and approved by the Vatican's Congregation for Bishops on 12/8/02)
• U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Final Charter (approved by the Vatican's Congregation for Bishops on 12/8/02)
• Ordaining Gay Men, editorial in America (11/11/02)
• Back to Meeting, by Rod Dreher, National Review (11/12/02)
• A New Future for the Church, by Ray Schroth, (11/14/02)

• Feature Shame, Sin and Secrets, by Michael D. Sallah and David Yonke, Toledo Blade (12/01/02)
• Exchange of Letters about Scandal Time III by Richard John Neuhaus, First Things (12/02)
• Memo Introducing Letter by California Catholic Conference on Statute of Limitations Bill 1779, to be read at Masses and printed in bulletins, by Bishop Tod D. Brown of Orange Diocese (12/2/02)
• Document Release More Clergy Abuse, Secrecy Cases: Records Detail Quiet Shifting of Rogue Priests, by Thomas Farragher and Sacha Pfeiffer, Boston Globe (12/4/02)
• Chart Accommodating Troubled Priests, by James Bennett, David Butler, Matt Carroll, Kathleen Hennrikus, Boston Globe (12/2/02)
• He Invoked Religion for Sexual Acts, by Sacha Pfeiffer, Boston Globe (12/4/02) [Rev. Robert V. Meffan]
• Records Show a Trail of Secrecy, Deception, by Walter V. Robinson and Stephen Kurkjian, Boston Globe (12/4/02) [Rev. Robert M. Burns]
• The Life of a Violent South Shore Priest is Detailed, by Michael Rezendes, Boston Globe (12/4/02) [Rev. Thomas P. Forry]
• Bishop's Letters of Warning Ignored, by Michael Rezendes, Boston Globe (12/4/02) [Bishop John M. D'Arcy]
• Secret Archive She died, notes by Rev. John B. McCormack on a meeting with Cardinal Bernard Law and Rev. James D. Foley (written 12/23/93; released 12/5/02)
• Cleric Had 2 Children, Kept Status, by Michael Rezendes and Stephen Kurkjian, Boston Globe (12/6/02) [Rev. James D. Foley]
• Letter Asking Cardinal Law to Resign, by 58 Boston Priests, reprinted in Boston Globe (12/9/02)
• Agreement in Re Grand Jury Proceedings, by Bishop John McCormack and Judge Carol Ann Conboy (12/10/02)
• Cardinal Resigns A Church Seeks Healing: Pope Accepts Law's Resignation in Rome, by Michael Paulson, Boston Globe (12/14/02)
• Statement on Cardinal Law's Resignation, by Boston Priests' Forum, reprinted in the Boston Globe (12/13/02)
• Statute of Limitations to Be Lifted Jan. 1, by Arthur Jones, National Catholic Reporter (12/13/02)
• 'Acting More Humanely': Accepting Gays into the Priesthood, by Edward Vacek, America (12/16/02)

See our Year in Review: Important Events of 2003

• Be Careful What You Wish For, by Bill Gately, delivered at a Voice of the Faithful meeting in
Middleboro MA (1/03)
• Priest: Abuse Hidden: Guilty Cleric Says Monsignor Protected for His Fund-Raising Skills, by Rita Ciolli, Newsday (1/3/03) [with link to excerpts from the sworn statement of Rev. Michael Hands about Msgr. Charles Bud Ribaudo]
• Devout and Defiled, by Mary Papenfuss, Salon (1/9/03) [on female victims]
• Trail of Pain in Church Crisis Leads to Nearly Every Diocese, by Laurie Goodstein, NY Times (1/12/03) [with table and charts of survey results]
• Report Report to the Bishop of Manchester, by the Diocesan Task Force on Sexual Misconduct Policy (1/16/03)
• Church Task Force Reminds Bishop of Resignation Calls, by J.M. Hirsch, Associated Press (1/17/03)
• Study of Church Scandal Overlooks a Key Issue, by Paul Likoudis, The Wanderer (1/23/03)

• The Times and Sexual Abuse by Priests, by Rev. Andrew M. Greeley, America (2/10/03)
• Grand Jury Report Suffolk County Supreme Court Grand Jury Report (released 2/10/03)
• Response to Grand Jury Report, by the Diocese of Rockville Centre, printed in Newsday (2/10/03)
• Priests in the Report, in Newsday (2/10/03) [a key to the grand jury report with photos]
• Sins of the Fathers: Grand Jury Says LI Diocese Protected Abusive Priests, by Rita Ciolli, Newsday (2/10/03)
• The Boston Files, by Rita Ciolli and Joseph Mallia, Newsday (2/10/03) [with links to documents]
• A Protector or a Predator? by Carol Eisenberg, Newsday (2/11/03) [Msgr. Alan Placa]
• Little Hope for Change: Victims Laud Grand Jury Findings, But Criticize Church Response, by Carol Eisenberg and Steve Wick, Newsday (2/12/03)
• Faith and New Works: A Bishop's Responsibility, by Bishop William F. Murphy (downloaded 2/14/03)
• God's Banker: One of the World's Most Notorious Holy Men Is Quietly Giving Mass in Sun City, by Robert Nelson, New Times (2/15/03)
• Accused Monsignor Has Whitinsville Ties, by Richard Nangle, Worcester (MA) Telegram & Gazette (2/17/03) [Msgr. Alan Placa]
• L.I. Monsignor Scorns Jury, Insisting He Is No 'Monster', by Dan Barry, NY Times (2/20/03) [Msgr. Alan Placa]
• Greeley Aims at the Wrong Target, editorial in the National Catholic Reporter (2/21/03)
• 4 Top Mahony Aides Testify Before Grand Jury, by Richard Winton and Tracy Wilson, LA Times (2/21/03)
• Experience to Remember: Grand Jury Forewoman Recalls Work on Diocese Case, by Rita Ciolli, Newsday (2/22/03)
• View from the Eye of the Storm, by A.W. Richard Sipe, speech delivered at the national conference of The Linkup (2/23/03)
• Scicluna's Briefing Sessions, by John Allen, National Catholic Reporter (2/28/03)
• A Manual for Canonical Processes for the Resolution of Complaints of Clerical Sexual Abuse of Minors, from the Web site of the Diocese of Manchester NH, apparently notes from U.S. briefing sessions by Scicluna of the CDF (circa 2/03)

March 2003