No excuse for clerical abuse, but we should known that sexual abuse of minors is more common in secular society (though usually ignored)

The danger of scapegoating the Church is that is has given society an excuse not to address the problem in schools, day care, the family and other institutions. Read the…

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Why Young People Drop Out of Church (Protestant and Catholic) and Leave the Faith

A book and a review evaluate the sad but predictable situation. The Zenit article begins: 1. Churches do have an active engagement with teens, but many of the young people…

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