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  The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the Us, 1950-2010 : a News Selection

By Pieter Schultz
Startpagina/Weblog
May 24, 2011

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Report

News releases

Background information

Critical analysis

Videos

Articles / blogs

Older articles on celibacy

Older articles on homosexuality

Some observations on sexual abuse by priests & the oath / vow of celibacy

1) REPORT

The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the US, 1950-2010 : A Report Presented to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishopsby the John Jay College Research Team / Karen J. Terry, et al. [US; John Jay College] http://alturl.com/o99ki

The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010 [pdf] / John Jay College of Criminal Justice via Bishop [US; Accountability.org] http://alturl.com/jiwkg

2) NEWS RELEASES

The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010 [US; United States Conference of Catholic Bishops] http://alturl.com/oy8d5

USCCB: John Jay College Reports No Single Cause, Predictor of Clergy Abuse [US; PRNewswire] http://alturl.com/egvd3

3) BACKGROUND INFORMATION

John Jay College of Criminal Justice (Wikipedia EN) http://alturl.com/a3qex

CV: KAREN J. TERRY, PHD [PDF] [US; karenterry.org] http://alturl.com/stq33

CV: KAREN J. TERRY, PHD [PDF] [US; johnjay.jjay.cuny.edu] http://alturl.com/itjjd

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH : How Situational Crime Prevention Strategies Can Help Create Safe Environments / KAREN J. TERRY & ALISSA ACKERMAN [US; Criminal Justice and Behavior 2008; 35; 643] http://alturl.com/fftan

Child Sexual Abuse: A Review of the Literature / Karen J. Terry Ph.D. & Jennifer Tallon [US; NCJRS: National Criminal Justice Reference Service / U.S. Department of Justice] http://alturl.com/xxpzr

Karen J. Terry : Bibliography [US; Amazon.com] http://alturl.com/7eg2b

John Jay Report (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jay_Report

John Jay sex abuse report cites wrong culture as culprit [US; Arthur Jones's blog / National Catholic Reporter] http://alturl.com/q7k93

The Nature and Scope of the Problem of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Priests and Deacons, by Karen Terry et al., prepared by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (Washington DC: USCCB, 2004) [US; BishopAccountability.org] http://alturl.com/o99b9

Counterculture of the 1960s (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterculture_of_the_1960s

Excerpt from 'Betrayal' : A Boston Globe book about the abuse scandal [US; The Boston Globe] http://alturl.com/nz3hk

BOOK REVIEW: The tipping point : 'Betrayal' details a stunning pattern of clerical sexual abuse and coverup, as one unsettling example follows another / By Andrew M. Greeley [US; , 2002] http://alturl.com/2heg3

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: A Review o f the Literature / TERRY & TALLON [US; The John Jay College Research Team, 2004] http://alturl.com/9fyxg

4) CRITICAL ANALYSIS

JOHN JAY 2011 STUDY ON SEXUAL ABUSE: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS / William A. Donohue, Ph.D. in Sociology from New York University [US; Catholic League] http://alturl.com/bei9y

5) VIDEOS

Sixties blamed for sex abuse [US/AU; Ten News / YouTube] http://alturl.com/arqqr

6) ARTICLES / BLOGS

Australia

Celibacy, paedophilia not to blame for priest abuse [AU; ABC News] http://alturl.com/ebd8x

Belgium

"Seksuele revolutie van jaren 60 bevorderde misbruik door geestelijken" [BE; Zita] http://alturl.com/8kwpm

Canada

Study: Homosexuality, celibacy not to blame for clergy abuse / By RACHEL ZOLL [CA; The Chronicle-Herald] http://alturl.com/moaum

Ireland

Priest not guilty of indecent assault / BARRY ROCHE [IE; The Irish Times] http://alturl.com/prvye

Nigeria

John Jay's report on Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in America [NG; Nigerian Times] http://alturl.com/8hp5n

The Netherlands

Study: Homosexuality, celibacy didn’t cause abuse [United States] [met een reactie van een theoloog (drs. Pieter Schultz)] [US/NL; Newsvine.com / Startpagina polyamorie] http://alturl.com/v48g5

'Homoseksualiteit en het celibaat zijn niet de oorzaak van misbruik' [NL; Trouw.nl] http://alturl.com/uja46

Onderzoek: Seksuele revolutie oorzaak misbruik RK-kerk [NL; Kerknieuws.nl] http://alturl.com/qo4x9

'Opleiding, niet celibaat oorzaak misbruik' [NL; DePers.nl] http://alturl.com/ba82e

'Seksueel misdrijf kerk niet door celibaat, maar door lossere zeden' [NL; vk.nl] http://alturl.com/zbrtc

United Kingdom

US Catholic Church study blames 1960s permissiveness for rise in sexual abuse: Report claims less than 5% of abusive priests were paedophiles as critics accuse it of 'garbage in, garbage out' exoneration / David Batty [UK; The Guardian] http://alturl.com/huy9k

‘Blame Woodstock’: Bishops cite 60s turmoil for Roman Catholic sex abuse scandal [UK; Daily Mail] http://alturl.com/zysoh

Catholic child abuse analysed / Andrew Brown [UK; The Guardian; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/yoeoo

United States

United States: news media / opinion

John Jay report: Key findings from study of Catholic child sex abuse / By Elizabeth Tenety [US; Under God: Relogion, government and politics in the news / The Washington Post] http://alturl.com/dekae

Study: Homosexuality, celibacy not to blame for clergy abuse; social upheaval of '60s cited / By RACHEL ZOLL [US; Newser] http://alturl.com/d2fwm

Critics slam study that US priest abuse in the past / By Andrew Stern [US; Reuters] http://alturl.com/futz5

Report finds many factors in church abuse [US; UPI] http://alturl.com/p7esdStudy: 'No single cause' of sexual assaults by priests / By David O'Reilly [US; Philadelphia Inquirer] http://alturl.com/htad8

New Report Outrages Sex Abuse Victims [US; Action 3 News] http://alturl.com/gx2ws

Critics slam study that US priest abuse in the past / By Andrew Stern [US; Reuters] http://alturl.com/bxxwx

Catholic Church sex abuse: Study blames free-love of the 1960s, not celibacy for abuse cases / BY Lukas I. Alpert [US; NYDailyNews.com] http://alturl.com/ijuah

Report on Catholic priests' sex abuse of minors finds no single cause / By Eric Marrapodi [US; CNN] http://alturl.com/yu57d

John Jay report: Key findings from study of Catholic child sex abuse / By Elizabeth Tenety [US; The Washington Post] http://alturl.com/f9k6m

Causes and context report released on clergy sexual abuse of minors / By David Gibson [US; St. Louis Review] http://alturl.com/a8v28

John Jay Says Stress, Isolation ('60s?) Led to Abuse Crisis / Author: Kevin Clarke [US; America Magazine] http://alturl.com/3b3bm

Bishops cite '60s turmoil in sex abuse scandal - NYT [US; Reuters] http://alturl.com/jwbj8

Study blames culture of era for church’s abuse crisis / By Lisa Wangsness [US; Boston Globe] http://alturl.com/dfin9

John Jay Report: On Not Blaming Homosexual Priests / Author: James Martin, S.J. [US; America Magazine] http://alturl.com/ma2c6

Church-Backed Study Blames '60s for Sex Abuse / By Rob Quinn [US; Newser] http://alturl.com/ro968

Church Report Cites Social Tumult in Priest Scandals / By LAURIE GOODSTEIN [US; The New York Times] http://alturl.com/qimm4

Credibility of Victims' Groups Shot / Contact: Jeff Field [US; Standard Newswire] http://alturl.com/chaie

Catholic Church Sex Abuse Report: Blame Woodstock [US; Gothamist] http://alturl.com/d8boj

Weigel on Sex Abuse in the Catholic Church / By Joseph Lawler [US; The American Spectator] http://alturl.com/dfdge

Strong reaction in Philadelphia to study on clergy sexual abuse / By Elizabeth Fiedler [US; Newsworks] http://alturl.com/kuyhc

Catholic sex absue: ‘Blame it on the 60s?’ / Debra W. Haffner [US; The Washington Post] http://alturl.com/b4ps6

John Jay Report Depicts Progress But Cannot Isolate Causes [US; America Magazine] http://alturl.com/fy7p2

Catholic bishops are central to abuse and reform, a new study says / BY DANIEL BURKE [US; Oklahoman; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/zewsk

Report indicts '60s counterculture in Catholic abuse cases [US; Los Angeles Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/g2b44

A step backward, not forward [US; Boston Globe; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/armev

New report on priestly abuse: A priest's view [US; Sun-Sentinel] http://alturl.com/8j8t9

US Catholic bishops should get a refund from the John Jay report / By Michael Cook [US; Spero News; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/p3uyg

Abuse not a product of culture but church policy [US; The Baltimore Sun; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/5y7ju

United States: religious news media / opninion

Detroit's Archbishop Vigneron on Latest Abuse Study [US; Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit] http://alturl.com/we899

No room for complacency in protecting children from abuse, bishop says / By Nancy Frazier O’Brien [US; The Catholic Review] http://alturl.com/b9q8p

Clergy abuse: Love the one you’re with? [US; GetReligion.org] http://alturl.com/p4u6h

Misperceptions of abuse problem common, John Jay report says / By David Gibson [US; The Catholic Review] http://alturl.com/6vetg

Archdiocese releases statement on John Jay study [US; The Catholic Spirit] http://alturl.com/9zrqf

Study finds peak of U.S. clergy abuse crisis has passed, attributes problem to no single cause / By David Gibson [US; Catholic San Francisco] http://alturl.com/9zrqf

Statement of Archbishop Dolan on John Jay Study [US; Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York] http://alturl.com/jzeji

John Jay sex abuse report cites wrong culture as culprit [US; National Catholic Reporter] http://alturl.com/k9y4u

Gay priests the solution, not the problem / By Mark Silk [US; Spiritual Politics] http://alturl.com/25fq5

RNS Exclusive: Report spreads blame for Catholic sex abuse / By David Gibson [US; Religion News Service] http://alturl.com/mjku4

U.S. Bishops and Clergy Sex Abuse: Another Round / by JOAN FRAWLEY DESMOND [US; National Catholic Register] http://alturl.com/geez6

John Jay sex abuse report cites wrong culture as culprit [US; Arthur Jones's blog / National Catholic Reporter] http://alturl.com/q7k93

Controversial Study Links Catholic Abuse to '60s Culture and Church Hierarchy, but Offers Few Solutions / By Amy Sullivan [US; TIME] http://alturl.com/hoams

Does Celibacy Contribute to Clerical Sex Abuse? / by Richard Cross [US; CatholicCulture.org] http://alturl.com/o3cqx

John Jay Report or Rock and Roll Made Me Do It [US; Leon J. Podles P :: Dialogue] http://alturl.com/hznuz

New Report on Catholic Sex Abuse Crisis [US; PBS - Religion & Ethics Newsweekly] http://alturl.com/kasun

A 10-year clergy abuse scandal? [US; GetReligion.org; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/585w9

MEDIA JUMP ON ABUSE REPORT [US; Catholic League] http://alturl.com/6zpf7

DONOHUE RESPONDS TO JOHN JAY STUDY [US; Catholic League] http://alturl.com/bg89s

JOHN JAY 2011 STUDY ON SEXUAL ABUSE: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS [US; Catholic League] http://alturl.com/bdztd

United States: abuse victims

SNAP talks John Jay [US; Patrick J. Wall] http://alturl.com/8ybet

SNAP: Bishops to issue “blame-shifting” report [US; Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests] http://alturl.com/yjkva

New bishops document on abuse released; SNAP responds / Statement by Joelle Casteix [US; Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests] http://alturl.com/cdatz

4 fallacies in new bishop’s abuse report - SNAP [US; Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests] http://alturl.com/wp8pv

3 victims respond to new church abuse report [US; Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests] http://alturl.com/swhse

John Jay-USCCB Causes and Context Study: Interim Report [US; BishopAccountability.org] http://alturl.com/jv3gx

The John Jay Report Release: Our Concern Rests with the Survivors Today [US; National Survivor Advocates Coalition] http://alturl.com/qtci3

United States: other specific groups

Roman Catholic Church Abuse Report Blames Woodstock For Pedophile Problem [US; Lez Get Real] http://alturl.com/qmryh

National Child Abuse Expert Available... [US; Newswise - University of New Hampshire] http://alturl.com/stdbu

Sex abusing priests? Blame it on Woodstock / Rick Moran [US; American Thinker] http://alturl.com/cuxhy

Bishops’ Report is More Public Relations than Scholarship [US; The Zalkin Law Firm] http://alturl.com/abb68

Gimme' some John Jay money, and I'll guarantee you get raptured... / By Matt C. Abbott [US; RenewAmerica; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/fvkip

7) OLDER NEWS ARTICLES ON CELIBACY

English

Court told celibacy drove priest to look at child porn [United Kingdom]http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Court-told-celibacy-drove-priest-to-look-at-child-porn.htm

Pope defends priestly celibacy; SNAP responds [United States]http://www.snapnetwork.org/snap_statements/2010_statements/101810_pope_defends_priestly_celibacy_snap_responds.htm

Should the Catholic church scrap its celibacy rule? : It is estimated that 1,000 people in Britain and Ireland are the children of Catholic priests http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/16/catholic-church-celibacy-rule

Woman seeks celibacy debate [United States]http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/sanbernardinocounty/ci_17789838

Presbyterians expected to clear way for gay clergy [United States]http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/05/10/presbyterians-expected-to-clear-way-for-gay-clergy/

Pope defends priestly celibacy http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/10/18/pope-defends-priestly-celibacy/

Should the Vatican drop mandatory celibacy for Roman Catholic priests?http://online.wsj.com/community/groups/religion-diversity-tolerance-governance/topics/should-vatican-drop-mandatory-celibacy?commentid=1616081

German Catholic bishops say church must discuss taboos, compensate abuse victims http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6042767,00.html

Celibacy debate suggests clergy fail to understand relationships [United Kingdom]http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=4805

Pope strongly defends priestly celibacy in vigil with priests, doesn’t dwell on abuse scandal http://www.alwayscatholic.com/?page_id=3586

Archbishop resigns over oath of celibacy [Vatican City/Nigeria]http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0531/burker.html

Celibacy: whose bright idea was that? : Christianity’s greatest tragedy is turning a religion founded on a genuine philosophy of love into an excuse for repression http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2010/may/29/celibacy-tragedy-christianity-catholicism

Italian priests’ secret mistresses ask pope to scrap celibacy rule : Forty women send unprecedented letter to pontiff saying priests need to ’experience feelings, love and be loved’ http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/27/italian-priests-mistresses-letter-pope

Does Celibacy Contribute to Clerical Sex Abuse? [U.S./Australia]http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2010/07/14/2953473.htm

CELIBACY IS THE ISSUE / BY THOMAS G. LEDERER, M.A. http://www.arthurstreet.com/celibacy1993.html#Anchor-This th-53983

Austrian Priests Suggest Celibacy May Be a Problem http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/priests-suggest-celibacy-may-be-a-problem/

Sex and the City of God, Part 2: Celibacy and Sexuality in the Catholic Church http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michele-somerville/sex-and-the-city-of-god-p_b_562011.html

The Trouble with Celibacy http://www.homepagedaily.com/Pages/article9576-the-trouble-with-celibacy.aspx

Murphy Commission Report on Child Sexual Abuse in Dublin [Ireland]http://www.cjwalsh.ie/2009/11/murphy-commission-report-on-child-sexual-abuse-in-dublin/

Secret sex in the celibate system / by A.W. Richard Sipe [United States] http://ncronline.org/blogs/examining-crisis/secret-sex-celibate-system

Vatican worked for years to remove Australian bishop (exclusive) [Australia] http://startpagina.paginablog.nl/startpagina/2011/05/Vatican_worked_for_years_to_remove_Australian_bishop_exclusive_Australia_.html

Dutch

Aartsbisschop Leonard benadrukt celibaatsbelofte [Belgie]http://kavlaanderen.blogspot.com/2011/04/aartsbisschop-leonard-benadrukt.html

’Het gedwongen celibaat drijft priesters tot wanhoop’ : Ex-priester roept op tot protest na zelfdoding Kortrijkse deken [Belgie]http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=GUH37F6AA

Aartsbisschop gaat moeilijke vragen van leerlingen niet uit de weg : Debat met mgr. Leonard verloopt bewogen [Belgie] http://www.rorate.com/nieuws/nws.php?id=65011

Kardinaal Kasper verzet zich tegen elke aanpassing priestercelibaat [Duitsland]http://www.rorate.com/nieuws/nws.php?id=64914

Celibaat legt last op die zwaar is om te dragen [Nederland]http://www.refdag.nl/opinie/celibaat_legt_last_op_die_zwaar_is_om_te_dragen_1_525565

Moraaltheoloog legt link tussen celibaat en misbruik [Belgie]http://knack.rnews.be/nl/actualiteit/nieuws/mensen/moraaltheoloog-legt-link-tussen-celibaat-en-misbruik/article-1194883940941.htm

De knellende banden van het celibaat [Verenigde Staten]http://www.refdag.nl/boeken/recensies/de_knellende_banden_van_het_celibaat_1_514127

Celibaat, pedofilie en noodsex: 13 stellingen http://www.aquariusage.com/index.cfm?newsid=9392&read=1

Antwerps bisschop Bonny stelt celibaat in vraag http://www.vandaag.be/binnenland/47348_antwerps-bisschop-bonny-stelt-celibaat-in-vraag.html

Bisschop Brugge pleit voor niet-celibataire priestershttp://www.vandaag.be/binnenland/46999_bisschop-brugge-pleit-voor-nietcelibataire-priesters.html

Bisschoppen: "Debat over celibaat pas in een tweede fase voeren" http://www.vandaag.be/binnenland/47034_bisschoppen-debat-over-celibaat-pas-in-een-tweede-fase-voeren.html

Bisschop Hoogmartens: "Getrouwde man moet priester kunnen worden" http://www.vandaag.be/binnenland/47111_bisschop-hoogmartens-getrouwde-man-moet-priester-kunnen-worden.html

Bisschop De Kesel: "Kerk moet taboes op seksualiteit laten varen" http://www.vandaag.be/binnenland/54459_bisschop-de-kesel-kerk-moet-taboes-op-seksualiteit-laten-varen.html

Meerderheid Belgen vindt celibaat achterhaald http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=DMF20100915_010

[Priester Luc Pirrong:] ’Misstap omdat ik seksualiteit onderdrukte’ [over celibaat en seksueel misbruik; Belgie] http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=PN2VCFQB

Opheffing van het celibaat betekent niet het einde van misbruik http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=PN2VCFQB

Misbruik door celibaat? Het probleem zit dieper http://ruardganzevoort.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/misbruik-door-celibaat-het-probleem-zit-dieper/

Nieuwe Twitter over seksualiteit en het celibaat http://startpagina.paginablog.nl/startpagina/2010/07/Nieuwe_Twitter_over_seksualiteit_en_het_celibaat.html

Tachtig procent Oostenrijkse priesters voor afschaffing verplicht priestercelibaat http://www.rorate.com/nieuws/nws.php?id=61669

Misbruik en celibaat: de cijfers http://katholiek.web-log.nl/katholiek/2010/04/misbruik-en-cel.html

PAUS VERDEDIGT PRIESTERCELIBAAT http://www.kerknet.be/actua/nieuws_detail.php?nieuwsID=93104

Belgische bisschoppen: "Geen debat over celibaat" http://knack.rnews.be/nl/actualiteit/nieuws/belgie/belgische-bisschoppen-geen-debat-over-celibaat/article-1194750646723.htm

[Peter Roozendaal:] ’Eeuwig celibaat maakt psychotisch’ http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4464/Religie-filosofie/index.dhtml

Aartsbisschop Leonard benadrukt celibaatsbelofte [Belgie]http://www.rorate.com/nieuws/nws.php?id=65881

Eindrapport Adriaenssens: "Kinderen vanaf amper twee jaar seksueel misbruikt" [Belgie] http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/6916/Kindermisbruik-in-katholieke-kerk/article/detail/1155809/2010/09/10/Eindrapport-Adriaenssens-Kinderen-vanaf-amper-twee-jaar-seksueel-misbruikt.dhtml

German

Katholiken in Deutschland: Glaubige fordern Reformen http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2011-04/kirche-krise-umfrage

Theologen gegen den Zolibat [Deutschland] http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/reform-von-innen-theologen-gegen-den-zoelibat-1.1055185

Bischof will Zolibat lockern [Deutschland]http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/muenchen/katholische-kirche-bischof-will-zoelibat-lockern-1.1049165

Reforminitiative sammelt 12.000 Unterschriften gegen den Zolibat [Deutschland]http://www.pr-inside.com/reforminitiative-sammelt-12-000-unterschriften-r2133507.htm

Zulehner, Paul M.: Wie geht’s, Herr Pfarrer [Osterreich]http://www.wienerzeitung.at/default.aspx?tabID=3948&alias=wzo&cob=512696

Weltpriester: Mehrheit lehnt Pflichtzolibat ab [Osterreich]http://www.wienerzeitung.at/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3941%20&alias=wzo&cob=499389

Katholiken in Deutschland: Glaubige fordern Reformen http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2011-04/kirche-krise-umfrage

8) OLDER NEWS ARTICLES ON HOMOSEXUALITY

Expert: Donohue's claim that most abusive priests are gay is "unwarranted" / by Jeremy Schulman [US; Media Matters] http://mediamatters.org/blog/201004020028

Praise for report on gay priests and sex abuse / By Daniel Burke [US; National Catholic Reporter] http://alturl.com/pdy8g

9) SOME OBSERVATIONS ON SEXUAL ABUSE BY PRIESTS & THE OATH / VOW OF CELIBACY

celibacy isn't the cause of sexual abuse, but it can play an important role in sexual abuse

many priests have a 'secret' relationship

many priests have problems with the oath of celibacy

many catholics (priests, clerical abuse victims, et cetera) want to replace mandatory celibacy with voluntary celibacy

the Vatican don't want to replace mandatory celibacy with voluntary celibacy

the Vatican put dissidents, who support voluntary celibacy, on the sidelines or out of action

 
 

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