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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 21, 2011 http://startpagina.paginablog.nl/startpagina/2011/05/The_Causes_and_Context_of_Sexual_Abuse_of_Minors_by_Catholic_Priests_in_the_US_1950_2010_a_news_selection.html TABLE OF CONTENTS Report News releases Background information Videos Articles / blogs Older articles on celibacy Some observations on sexual abuse by priests & the oath 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 4) VIDEOS Sixties blamed for sex abuse [US/AU; Ten News / YouTube] http://alturl.com/arqqr 5) 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 [US; NI; 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 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 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/hoamsDoes 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 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 MEDIA JUMP ON ABUSE REPORT [US; Catholic League] http://alturl.com/6zpf7National 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 6) 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 7) SOME OBSERVATIONS ON SEXUAL ABUSE BY PRIESTS & THE OATH OF CELIBACY celibacy isn't the cause of sexual abuse, but it can play in some cases 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 drs. Pieter Schultz (studied religioous studies at the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands)
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