To begin on the same page: Gonzaga University President Thayne McCulloh recently released the findings of an 18-month committee on Gonzaga’s response to the Catholic sexual abuse crisis, including the Cardinal Bea House on campus.

The subsequent 46-page report asks more questions than it answers. While being digestible and open to the public, it fails to answer some pressing concerns that naturally arise in the wake of a scandal such as this. Chief among these questions is, how much was known, and could it have been prevented?

For those who were not previously aware of the full history behind priestly abusers and their relocation, this report gives a light introduction. However, the context that the committee has had access to seems to have been glossed over when fitted for public consumption.

Historical analysis of events and tragedies are narrowed to only one named account, that of the disgraced Fr. James Poole who…