The Catholic Church's grim history of ignoring priestly pedophilia – and silencing would-be whistleblowers
- Written by Brian Clites, Instructor and Associate Director, Case Western Reserve University
Widespread public shock followed the recent release of the Pennsylvania grand jury report that identified more than 1,000 child victims of clergy sexual abuse. In fact, as I know through my research, the Vatican and its American bishops have known about the problem of priestly pedophilia since at least the 1950s. And the Church has consistently...