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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 June 2, 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 Critical analysises Videos Articles / blogs (by country) Articles on celibacy (by country) 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/k5bjq 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 Researchers 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, 2004] http://alturl.com/xxpzr Karen J. Terry : Bibliography [US; Amazon.com] http://alturl.com/7eg2b Sr. Katarina Schuth, OSF, Ph.D. (1991), endowed Chair for the Social Scientific Study of Religion [US; The Saint Paul Seminary / University of St. Thomas] http://alturl.com/tcqge CV: Sr. Katarina Schuth, OSF, Ph.D. http://alturl.com/a5awt John Jay Report 1 John Jay Report (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jay_Report 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/p3qyo CREDITS – THE JOHN JAY COLLEGE RESEARCH TEAM [US; USCCB, 2004] http://alturl.com/4a9hy The Nature and Scope of the Problem of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Priests and Deacons [US; John Jay College, 2004] http://alturl.com/ahcuu Sexual revolution Counterculture of the 1960s (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterculture_of_the_1960s Diagnosis Sexual Dysfunctions. - In: DSM-5 Development / American Psychiatric Association http://alturl.com/gec89 Pedophilia (Wikipedia EN) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedophilia Roman Catholic Church Clerical celibacy (Wikipedia EN) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerical_celibacy Homosexuality and Roman Catholicism (Wikipedia EN) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_and_Roman_Catholicism A Brief History of Celibacy in the Catholic Church [US; FutureChurch] http://alturl.com/orqxq Geschiedenis van het celibaat / Infoteur: Servatius [NL; Mens en samenleving, 09-01-2011] http://alturl.com/dz9mr Priestly celibacy in patristics and in the history of the Church / Roman Cholij [VA; Vatican.va] http://alturl.com/ts65g Synod of Elvira (Wikipedia EN) http://alturl.com/vunse The Council of Elvira, ca. 306 [ES; CUA: The Catholic University of America] http://alturl.com/sn82m Second Vatican Council (Wikipedia EN) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_II CRIMEN PESSIMUM. - In: INSTRUCTION On the Manner of Proceeding in Causes involving the Crime of Solicitation : INSTRUCTION OF THE SUPREME SACRED CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY OFFICE : ADDRESSED TO ALL PATRIARCHS, ARCHBISHOPS, BISHOPS AND OTHER LOCAL ORDINARIES “ALSO OF THE ORIENTAL RITE” ON THE MANNER OF PROCEEDING IN CAUSES OF SOLICITATION : TITLE FIVE / L.+S. A. CARD. OTTAVIANI [Vatican Polyglot Press / Vatican.va, 1962] http://alturl.com/un5iq THE 1922 INSTRUCTION AND THE 1962 INSTRUCTION : “CRIMEN SOLLICITATIONIS,” PROMULGATED BY THE VATICAN [PDF] / Thomas Doyle, O.P., J.C.D. [US; Celibacy, Sex & Catholic Church / A.W. Richard Sipe, October 3, 2008] http://alturl.com/toqzu SACERDOTALIS CAELIBATUS : ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PAUL VI : ON THE CELIBACY OF THE PRIEST [CA; Vatican.va, JUNE 24, 1967] http://alturl.com/ug3t6 DELICTS AGAINST SPECIAL OBLIGATIONS (Cann. 1392 - 1396). - In: CODE OF CANON LAW : BOOK VI. SANCTIONS IN THE CHURCH LIBER VI. DE SANCTIONIBUS IN ECCLESIA : PART II. PENALTIES FOR INDIVIDUAL DELICTS : TITLE V / transl. by Canon Law Society of America, 1998 [VA; The Holy See / Vatican.va; original title: 'Codex Iuris Canonici', 1983] http://alturl.com/n7byv Pastores Dabo Vobis [I Shall Give You Shepherds; 25 maart 1992] (Wikipedia) http://alturl.com/nkbe7 De delictis gravioribus [Latin for "on more serious crimes"; 18 mei 2011] (Wikipedia) http://alturl.com/nkbe7 Catechism of the Catholic Church: PART THREE: LIFE IN CHRIST: SECTION TWO: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: CHAPTER TWO: "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF": ARTICLE 6: THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT [VA; Vatican.va] http://alturl.com/rs7hk Katechismus van de Katholieke Kerk [NL; Katholiek Nederland; zoeken op: celibaat & homoseksualiteit] http://www.stvitus.nl/kkk/ Sexual abuse by priests Love Letter to the Pope: Sex and the Single Priest, Bishop or Pope / by Laura Betzig, Darwinian historian [US; The Political Animal: Human History as Natural History / Psychology Today, 23 mei 2011] http://alturl.com/dg339 St. Peter Damian's Book of Gomorrah: A Moral Blueprint for Our Times - Part I / By Randy Engel [IT; Our Ladys Warriors] http://alturl.com/bb4t4 Book of Gomorrah: an eleventh century treatise against clerical homosexual practices / By Saint Peter Damian; transl. Pierre J. Payer [IT; Google Books] http://alturl.com/v9kdh Joseph Calasanctius [September 11, 1557 – August 25, 1648] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Calasanctius Fallen Order / By Karen Liebreich [ES; Liebreich.com] http://alturl.com/96xw5 Mary MacKillop [15 January 1842 – 8 August 1909] (Wikipedia EN) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_MacKillop 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 "Sex, Priests, and Secret Codes : The Catholic Church's 2,000-Year Paper Trail of Sexual Abuse" by Thomas P. Doyle, A.W.R. Sipe, Patrick J. Wall / Review by Jim Walker [US; Volt Press, 2006] http://nobeliefs.com/Doyle.htm Seksueel misbruik in de katholieke Kerk erkennen en verhinderen : Verzwegen wonden [DE; Rorate / RKnieuw.net] http://alturl.com/34vfz Aus dem Dunkel ans Licht - Fakten und Konsequenzen des sexuellen Missbrauchs fur Kirche und Gesellschaft / Wunibald Muller, Myriam Wijlens [DE; Vier-Turme-Verlag] http://alturl.com/gkorj 4) CRITICAL ANALYSISES American baby boom culture / counterculture / Woodstock era / permissive society / secular world Mei ’68 oorzaak seksueel misbruik : ’Pedofilieschandaal te wijten aan slechte priesteropleiding’ / Emmanuel Van Lierde [NL/DE; Rorate / RKnieuws.net] http://alturl.com/i4b2t Church report on priestly abuse falls short / BY MARY SANCHEZ [US; Miami Herald] http://alturl.com/932gd SNAP: Bishops to issue “blame-shifting” report [US; Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests] http://alturl.com/yjkva Roman Catholic Church Abuse Report Blames Woodstock For Pedophile Problem [US; Lez Get Real] http://alturl.com/qmryh THE JOHN JAY DOCUMENT 2011 : REALITY REVISED / by Thomas Doyle, J.C.D., C.A.D.C. [US; Celibacy, Sex & Catholic Church / A.W. Richard Sipe, May 20, 2011] http://alturl.com/ya3bt Report on Catholic Priest : Pedophile Problem Misses the Mark / Anson Shupe, Ph.D., professor of sociology [US; Celibacy, Sex & Catholic Church / A.W. Richard Sipe, May 20, 2011] http://alturl.com/4cqsi Challenging the John Jay Report : A law professor and victim advocate on blaming the Sixties for child sex abuse / By Marci A. Hamilton [US; God vs Gavel / Patheos; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/tjqqc Child abuse tests how the church relates to the secular world / Catherine Pepinster [UK; The Guardian] http://alturl.com/yevdz Katholieke kerk, kap eens met die indianenverhalen / Afshin Ellian [NL; Elsevier] http://alturl.com/5sdd7 Catholic sexual abuse study greeted with incurious contempt / By Scott Stephens, theologian & ethicist [AU; ABC - The Drum; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/rv9ea Australian News Defends Pope: "You've Got the Wrong Man!" [AU; The Sacred Page, 18 september 2010] http://alturl.com/6u4wa Church report lends perspective to priest abuse cases / MARK GUYDISH [US; The Times Leader; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/a9yir Seminary training / “human formation” in seminaries Mei ’68 oorzaak seksueel misbruik : ’Pedofilieschandaal te wijten aan slechte priesteropleiding’ / Emmanuel Van Lierde [NL/DE; Rorate / RKnieuws.net] http://alturl.com/i4b2t Report on Catholic Priest : Pedophile Problem Misses the Mark / Anson Shupe, Ph.D., professor of sociology [US; Celibacy, Sex & Catholic Church / A.W. Richard Sipe, May 20, 2011] http://alturl.com/4cqsi Child abuse tests how the church relates to the secular world / Catherine Pepinster [UK; The Guardian] http://alturl.com/yevdz Catholic sexual abuse study greeted with incurious contempt / By Scott Stephens, theologian & ethicist [AU; ABC - The Drum; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/rv9ea Church report lends perspective to priest abuse cases / MARK GUYDISH [US; The Times Leader; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/a9yir Independency of the research SNAP: Bishops to issue “blame-shifting” report [US; Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests] http://alturl.com/yjkva Study: Homosexuality, celibacy didn't cause abuse [US; htrnews.com] http://alturl.com/jgzdv THE JOHN JAY DOCUMENT 2011 : REALITY REVISED / by Thomas Doyle, J.C.D., C.A.D.C. [US; Celibacy, Sex & Catholic Church / A.W. Richard Sipe, May 20, 2011] http://alturl.com/ya3bt Report on Catholic Priest : Pedophile Problem Misses the Mark / Anson Shupe, Ph.D., professor of sociology [US; Celibacy, Sex & Catholic Church / A.W. Richard Sipe, May 20, 2011] http://alturl.com/4cqsi Methodology / statistics Catholic child abuse analysed / Andrew Brown [UK; The Guardian; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/yoeoo Roman Catholic Church Abuse Report Blames Woodstock For Pedophile Problem [US; Lez Get Real] http://alturl.com/qmryh Report on Catholic Priest : Pedophile Problem Misses the Mark / Anson Shupe, Ph.D., professor of sociology [US; Celibacy, Sex & Catholic Church / A.W. Richard Sipe, May 20, 2011] http://alturl.com/4cqsi Catholic sexual abuse study greeted with incurious contempt / By Scott Stephens, theologian & ethicist [AU; ABC - The Drum; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/rv9ea The John Jay report on sex abuse: the question of the time period / by Maureen Fiedler [US; National Catholic Reporter] http://alturl.com/taj3c Psychiatric diagnosis / deviant behaviour 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 Catholic League offers detailed critique of John Jay report [US; CatholicCulture.org] http://alturl.com/mazs8 Flawed analysis in priest report [US; Ashbury Park Press] http://alturl.com/j4g3x Church report on priestly abuse falls short / BY MARY SANCHEZ [US; Miami Herald] http://alturl.com/932gd Roman Catholic Church Abuse Report Blames Woodstock For Pedophile Problem [US; Lez Get Real] http://alturl.com/qmryh Study: Homosexuality, celibacy didn't cause abuse [US; htrnews.com] http://alturl.com/jgzdv THE JOHN JAY DOCUMENT 2011 : REALITY REVISED / by Thomas Doyle, J.C.D., C.A.D.C. [US; Celibacy, Sex & Catholic Church / A.W. Richard Sipe, May 20, 2011] http://alturl.com/ya3bt Solutions Controversial Study Links Catholic Abuse to '60s Culture and Church Hierarchy, but Offers Few Solutions / By Amy Sullivan [US; TIME] http://alturl.com/hoams Victims The John Jay Report Release: Our Concern Rests with the Survivors Today [US; National Survivor Advocates Coalition] http://alturl.com/qtci3 SNAP: Bishops to issue “blame-shifting” report [US; Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests] http://alturl.com/yjkva Roman Catholic Church Abuse Report Blames Woodstock For Pedophile Problem [US; Lez Get Real] http://alturl.com/qmryh Study: Homosexuality, celibacy didn't cause abuse [US; htrnews.com] http://alturl.com/jgzdv Catholics must change the statistics on child sex abuse / By Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl [US; The Washington Post] http://alturl.com/byc8b THE JOHN JAY DOCUMENT 2011 : REALITY REVISED / by Thomas Doyle, J.C.D., C.A.D.C. [US; Celibacy, Sex & Catholic Church / A.W. Richard Sipe, May 20, 2011] http://alturl.com/ya3bt Opinion: John Jay report holds lessons for Baptists / C. Brown, Ph.D. student [US; Associated Baptist Press; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/6szxf Church history The John Jay Report Ignores History While Focusing on the Wrong Culture! / By Vinnie Nauheimer [US; National Survivor Advocates Coalition] http://alturl.com/od3uk Church hierarchy / church leadership / bishops / clericalism Controversial Study Links Catholic Abuse to '60s Culture and Church Hierarchy, but Offers Few Solutions / By Amy Sullivan [US; TIME] http://alturl.com/hoams 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 Catholic League offers detailed critique of John Jay report [US; CatholicCulture.org] http://alturl.com/mazs8 How bishops can restore faith in their ability to lead: Even if the peak of the abuse is in the past, the resulting crisis of confidence in church leadership must be addressed / Mollie Wilson O'Reilly [UK; The Guardian] http://alturl.com/xzmjr ’Arrogant clericalism’ never assessed in John Jay report / By Tom Doyle [US; Voice from the Desert; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/j8pye John Jay sex abuse report cites wrong culture as culprit [US; Arthur Jones's blog / National Catholic Reporter] http://alturl.com/q7k93 Church report on priestly abuse falls short / BY MARY SANCHEZ [US; Miami Herald] http://alturl.com/932gd SNAP: Bishops to issue “blame-shifting” report [US; Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests] http://alturl.com/yjkva Study: Homosexuality, celibacy didn't cause abuse [US; htrnews.com] http://alturl.com/jgzdv THE JOHN JAY DOCUMENT 2011 : REALITY REVISED / by Thomas Doyle, J.C.D., C.A.D.C. [US; Celibacy, Sex & Catholic Church / A.W. Richard Sipe, May 20, 2011] http://alturl.com/ya3bt Report on Catholic Priest : Pedophile Problem Misses the Mark / Anson Shupe, Ph.D., professor of sociology [US; Celibacy, Sex & Catholic Church / A.W. Richard Sipe, May 20, 2011] http://alturl.com/4cqsi Child abuse tests how the church relates to the secular world / Catherine Pepinster [UK; The Guardian] http://alturl.com/yevdz Katholieke kerk, kap eens met die indianenverhalen / Afshin Ellian [NL; Elsevier] http://alturl.com/5sdd7 John Jay Study Equates Hierarchy’s Mentality to that of Abusing Priests / By Vinnie Nauheimer [US; Voice from the Desert] http://alturl.com/mjxvc Cover-ups John Jay sex abuse report cites wrong culture as culprit [US; Arthur Jones's blog / National Catholic Reporter] http://alturl.com/q7k93 Church report on priestly abuse falls short / BY MARY SANCHEZ [US; Miami Herald] http://alturl.com/932gd 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 SNAP: Bishops to issue “blame-shifting” report [US; Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests] http://alturl.com/yjkva Roman Catholic Church Abuse Report Blames Woodstock For Pedophile Problem [US; Lez Get Real] http://alturl.com/qmryh THE JOHN JAY DOCUMENT 2011 : REALITY REVISED / by Thomas Doyle, J.C.D., C.A.D.C. [US; Celibacy, Sex & Catholic Church / A.W. Richard Sipe, May 20, 2011] http://alturl.com/ya3bt Report on Catholic Priest : Pedophile Problem Misses the Mark / Anson Shupe, Ph.D., professor of sociology [US; Celibacy, Sex & Catholic Church / A.W. Richard Sipe, May 20, 2011] http://alturl.com/4cqsi Child abuse tests how the church relates to the secular world / Catherine Pepinster [UK; The Guardian] http://alturl.com/yevdz Celibacy Does Celibacy Contribute to Clerical Sex Abuse? / by Richard Cross, psychologist and an educational researcher [US; CatholicCulture.org] http://alturl.com/o3cqx Catholic child abuse analysed / Andrew Brown [UK; The Guardian; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/yoeoo THE JOHN JAY DOCUMENT 2011 : REALITY REVISED / by Thomas Doyle, J.C.D., C.A.D.C. [US; Celibacy, Sex & Catholic Church / A.W. Richard Sipe, May 20, 2011] http://alturl.com/ya3bt Katholieke kerk, kap eens met die indianenverhalen / Afshin Ellian [NL; Elsevier] http://alturl.com/5sdd7 Catholic sexual abuse study greeted with incurious contempt / By Scott Stephens, theologian & ethicist [AU; ABC - The Drum; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/rv9ea Church report lends perspective to priest abuse cases / MARK GUYDISH [US; The Times Leader; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/a9yir Homosexuality 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 Catholic League offers detailed critique of John Jay report [US; CatholicCulture.org] http://alturl.com/mazs8 Roman Catholic Church Abuse Report Blames Woodstock For Pedophile Problem [US; Lez Get Real] http://alturl.com/qmryh Study: Homosexuality, celibacy didn't cause abuse [US; htrnews.com] http://alturl.com/jgzdv Report on Catholic Priest : Pedophile Problem Misses the Mark / Anson Shupe, Ph.D., professor of sociology [US; Celibacy, Sex & Catholic Church / A.W. Richard Sipe, May 20, 2011] http://alturl.com/4cqsi Praise for report on gay priests and sex abuse / By Daniel Burke [US; National Catholic Reporter] http://alturl.com/pdy8g Donohue v. Jay Report / By Mark Silk [US; Spiritual Politics] http://alturl.com/dxsw7 Pedophilia Church report on priestly abuse falls short / BY MARY SANCHEZ [US; Miami Herald] http://alturl.com/932gd Roman Catholic Church Abuse Report Blames Woodstock For Pedophile Problem [US; Lez Get Real] http://alturl.com/qmryh Paedophiles hurt church more than secularism - priest [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/ekqbp Combination of celibacy, immature sexuality, clericalism and church structures Mei ’68 oorzaak seksueel misbruik : ’Pedofilieschandaal te wijten aan slechte priesteropleiding’ / Emmanuel Van Lierde [NL/DE; Rorate / RKnieuws.net] http://alturl.com/i4b2t Lack of spiritual devotion Child abuse tests how the church relates to the secular world / Catherine Pepinster [UK; The Guardian] http://alturl.com/yevdz Dissidents 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 Personal responsability / accountability The John Jay Report Ignores History While Focusing on the Wrong Culture! / By Vinnie Nauheimer [US; National Survivor Advocates Coalition] http://alturl.com/od3uk Flawed analysis in priest report [US; Ashbury Park Press] http://alturl.com/j4g3x Study: Homosexuality, celibacy didn't cause abuse [US; htrnews.com] http://alturl.com/jgzdv THE JOHN JAY DOCUMENT 2011 : REALITY REVISED / by Thomas Doyle, J.C.D., C.A.D.C. [US; Celibacy, Sex & Catholic Church / A.W. Richard Sipe, May 20, 2011] http://alturl.com/ya3bt Child abuse tests how the church relates to the secular world / Catherine Pepinster [UK; The Guardian] http://alturl.com/yevdz Katholieke kerk, kap eens met die indianenverhalen / Afshin Ellian [NL; Elsevier] http://alturl.com/5sdd7 Church report lends perspective to priest abuse cases / MARK GUYDISH [US; The Times Leader; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/a9yir Public control Katholieke kerk, kap eens met die indianenverhalen / Afshin Ellian [NL; Elsevier] http://alturl.com/5sdd7 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 Clergy, abuse victims react to study / By BART JONES [US; Newsday] http://alturl.com/37xck John Jay report shows no link between #homosexuality and priestly #celibacy / By Susan Gately [US; Spero News] http://alturl.com/va7xx 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 ’Arrogant clericalism’ never assessed in John Jay report / By Tom Doyle [US; Voice from the Desert; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/j8pye 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) ARTICLES ON CELIBACY Australia Vatican worked for years to remove Australian bishop (exclusive) http://alturl.com/9tfnj Austria Austrian Priests Suggest Celibacy May Be a Problem http://alturl.com/dvsca Tachtig procent Oostenrijkse priesters voor afschaffing verplicht priestercelibaat http://alturl.com/8znwn Zulehner, Paul M.: Wie geht’s, Herr Pfarrer http://alturl.com/r89mc Weltpriester: Mehrheit lehnt Pflichtzolibat ab http://alturl.com/7xnpr Belgium Aartsbisschop Leonard benadrukt celibaatsbelofte http://alturl.com/npw8h ’Het gedwongen celibaat drijft priesters tot wanhoop’ : Ex-priester roept op tot protest na zelfdoding Kortrijkse deken http://alturl.com/km5hg Aartsbisschop gaat moeilijke vragen van leerlingen niet uit de weg : Debat met mgr. Leonard verloopt bewogen http://alturl.com/2e87y Moraaltheoloog legt link tussen celibaat en misbruik http://alturl.com/sg9a8 Antwerps bisschop Bonny stelt celibaat in vraag http://alturl.com/bowmq Bisschop Brugge pleit voor niet-celibataire priesters http://alturl.com/bm2zi Bisschop Hoogmartens: "Getrouwde man moet priester kunnen worden" http://alturl.com/hyxdr Bisschop De Kesel: "Kerk moet taboes op seksualiteit laten varen" http://alturl.com/y3m5g Meerderheid Belgen vindt celibaat achterhaald http://alturl.com/i7x3a [Priester Luc Pirrong:] ’Misstap omdat ik seksualiteit onderdrukte’ http://alturl.com/57sfb Belgische bisschoppen: "Geen debat over celibaat" http://alturl.com/p48gv Aartsbisschop Leonard benadrukt celibaatsbelofte http://alturl.com/fzbob Eindrapport Adriaenssens: "Kinderen vanaf amper twee jaar seksueel misbruikt" [Belgie] http://alturl.com/wv5hd Germany German Catholic bishops say church must discuss taboos, compensate abuse victims http://alturl.com/ursyv German Catholics call for reform, many leaving / Melissa Eddy http://alturl.com/5jy7o Kardinaal Kasper verzet zich tegen elke aanpassing priestercelibaat http://alturl.com/8azxh Katholiken in Deutschland: Glaubige fordern Reformen http://alturl.com/ssoj7 Theologen gegen den Zolibat http://alturl.com/t5497 Bischof will Zolibat lockern http://alturl.com/5zeb7 Reforminitiative sammelt 12.000 Unterschriften gegen den Zolibat http://alturl.com/t5m9q German Catholic Church finds faithful leaving / By Melissa Eddy [DE; DH: DailyHerald.com] http://alturl.com/7r367 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://alturl.com/7ekt7 Murphy Commission Report on Child Sexual Abuse in Dublin http://alturl.com/s6sek Italy 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://alturl.com/6gc6d Nigeria Archbishop resigns over oath of celibacy http://alturl.com/wjwgp The Netherlands Celibaat legt last op die zwaar is om te dragen http://alturl.com/4gba6 Nieuwe Twitter over seksualiteit en het celibaat http://alturl.com/sq9d6 [Peter Roozendaal:] ’Eeuwig celibaat maakt psychotisch’ http://alturl.com/urdg6 [2006:] GEERT-JAN PUTMANS ONTSLAGEN ALS PASTOR : Liempdse priester breekt met celibaat http://alturl.com/xwwu3 United Kingdom Court told celibacy drove priest to look at child porn http://alturl.com/5z7fc 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://alturl.com/7ekt7 Celibacy debate suggests clergy fail to understand relationships http://alturl.com/xwirg United States Pope defends priestly celibacy; SNAP responds http://alturl.com/rxviy Woman seeks celibacy debate http://alturl.com/bpwgx Presbyterians expected to clear way for gay clergy http://alturl.com/xdibu Does Celibacy Contribute to Clerical Sex Abuse? http://alturl.com/p33u3 Secret sex in the celibate system / by A.W. Richard Sipe http://alturl.com/9sbod De knellende banden van het celibaat http://alturl.com/fd2ti Sex and the City of God, Part 2: Celibacy and Sexuality in the Catholic Church http://alturl.com/bmioc Vatican: today Pope defends priestly celibacy http://alturl.com/najvj Should the Vatican drop mandatory celibacy for Roman Catholic priests?http://alturl.com/p3ygz Pope strongly defends priestly celibacy in vigil with priests, doesn’t dwell on abuse scandal http://alturl.com/6g5ub PAUS VERDEDIGT PRIESTERCELIBAAT http://alturl.com/5h2e7 Vatican: 1967 (Woodstock era) SACERDOTALIS CAELIBATUS : ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PAUL VI ON THE CELIBACY OF THE PRIEST To the Bishops, Priests and Faithful of the Whole Catholic World. Priestly celibacy has been guarded by the Church for centuries as a brilliant jewel, and retains its value undiminished even in our time when the outlook of men and the state of the world have undergone such profound changes. Amid the modern stirrings of opinion, a tendency has also been manifested, and even a desire expressed, to ask the Church to re-examine this characteristic institution. It is said that in the world of our time the observance of celibacy has come to be difficult or even impossible. 2. This state of affairs is troubling consciences, perplexing some priests and young aspirants to the priesthood; it is a cause for alarm in many of the faithful and constrains Us to fulfill the promise We made to the Council Fathers. We told them that it was Our intention to give new luster and strength to priestly celibacy in the world of today. (...) Since saying this We have, over a considerable period of time earnestly implorred the enlightenment and assistance of the Holy Spirit and have examined before God opinions and petitions which have come to Us from all over the world, notably from many pastors of God's Church. Some Serious Questions 3. The great question concerning the sacred celibacy of the clergy in the Church has long been before Our mind in its deep seriousness: must that grave, ennobling obligation remain today for those who have the intention of receiving major orders? Is it possible and appropriate nowadays to observe such an obligation? Has the time not come to break the bond linking celibacy with the priesthood in the Church? Could the difficult observance of it not be made optional? Would this not be a way to help the priestly ministry and facilitate ecumenical approaches? And if the golden law of sacred celibacy is to remain, what reasons are there to show that it is holy and fitting? What means are to be taken to observe it, and how can it be changed from a burden to a help for the priestly life? 4. Our attention has rested particularly on the objections which have been and are still made in various forms against the retention of sacred celibacy. in virtue of Our apostolic office We are obliged by the importance, and indeed the complexity, of the subject to give faithful consideration to the facts and the problems they involve, at the same time bringing to them—as it is Our duty and Our mission to do—the light of truth which is Christ. Our intention is to do in all things the will of Him who has called Us to this office and to show what we are in the Church: the servant of the servants of God. OBJECTIONS AGAINST PRIESTLY CELIBACY 5. It may be said that today ecclesiastical celibacy has been examined more penetratingly than ever before and in all its aspects. It has been examined from the doctrinal, historical, sociological, psychological and pastoral point of view. The intentions prompting this examination have frequently been basically correct although reports may sometimes have distorted them. Let us look openly at the principal objections against the law that links ecclesiastical celibacy with the priesthood. The first seems to come from the most authoritative source, the New Testament which preserves the teaching of Christ and the Apostles. It does not openly demand celibacy of sacred ministers but proposes it rather as a free act of obedience to a special vocation or to a special spiritual gift. (...) Jesus Himself did not make it a prerequisite in His choice of the Twelve, nor did the Apostles for those who presided over the first Christian communities. (...) The Fathers of the Church 6. The close relationship that the Fathers of the Church and ecclesiastical writers established over the centuries between the ministering priesthood and celibacy has its origin partly in a mentality and partly in historical circumstances far different from ours. In patristic texts we more frequently find exhortations to the clergy to abstain from marital relations rather than to observe celibacy; and the reasons justifying the perfect chastity of the Church's ministers seem often to be based on an overly pessimistic view of man's earthly condition or on a certain notion of the purity necessary for contact with sacred things. In addition, it is said that the old arguments no longer are in harmony with the different social and cultural milieus in which the Church today, through her priests, is called upon to work. Vocation and Celibacy 7. Many see a difficulty in the fact that in the present discipline concerning celibacy the gift of a vocation to the priesthood is identified with that of perfect chastity as a state of life for God's ministers. And so people ask whether it is right to exclude from the priesthood those who, it is claimed, have been called to the ministry without having been called to lead a celibate life. The Shortage of Priests 8. It is asserted, moreover, that the maintaining of priestly celibacy in the Church does great harm in those regions where the shortage of the clergy—a fact recognized with sadness and deplored by the same Council (...)—gives rise to critical situations: that it prevents the full realization of the divine plan of salvation and at times jeopardizes the very possibility of the initial proclamation of the Gospel. Thus the disquieting decline in the ranks of the clergy is attributed by some to the heavy burden of the obligation of celibacy. 9. Then there are those who are convinced that a married priesthood would remove the occasions for infidelity, waywardness and distressing defections which hurt and sadden the whole Church. These also maintain that a married priesthood would enable Christ's ministers to witness more fully to Christian living by including the witness of married life, from which they are excluded by their state of life. Human Values 10. There are also some who strongly maintain that priests by reason of their celibacy find themselves in a situation that is not only against nature but also physically and psychologically detrimental to the development of a mature and well-balanced human personality. And so it happens, they say, that priests often become hard and lacking in human warmth; that, excluded from sharing fully the life and destiny of the rest of their brothers, they are obliged to live a life of solitude which leads to bitterness and discouragement. So they ask: Don't all these things indicate that celibacy does unwarranted violence to nature and unjustifiably disparages human values which have their source in the divine work of creation and have been made whole through the work of the Redemption accomplished by Christ? Inadequate Formation 11. Again, in view of the way in which a candidate for the priesthood comes to accept an obligation as momentous as this, the objection is raised that in practice this acceptance results not from an authentically personal decision, but rather from an attitude of passivity, the fruit of a formation that neither is adequate nor makes sufficient allowance for human liberty. For the degree of knowledge and power of decision of a young person and his psychological and physical maturity fall far below—or at any rate are disproportionate to—the seriousness of the obligation he is assuming, its real difficulties and its permanence. 12. We well realize that there are other objections that can be made against priestly celibacy. This is a very complex question, which touches intimately upon the very meaning of being alive, yet is penetrated and resolved by the light of divine revelation. A never-ending series of difficulties will present themselves to those who cannot "receive this precept'' (...) and who do not know or have forgotten it is a "gift of God," (...) and who moreover are unaware of the loftier reasoning, wonderful efficacy and abundant riches of this new insight into life. Personal Response to the Divine Vocation (...) Celibacy Not Against Nature 53. Considering what contemporary scholarly investigation has ascertained, it is not right to continue repeating (l01) that celibacy is against nature because it runs counter to lawful physical, psychic and affective needs, or to claim that a completely mature human personality demands fulfillment of these needs. Man, created to God's image and likeness, (...) is not just flesh and blood; the sexual instinct is not all that he has; man has also, and pre-eminently, understanding, choice, freedom, and thanks to these powers he is, and must remain, the chief work of creation; they give him mastery over his physical, mental and emotional appetites. 54. The true, profound reason for dedicated celibacy is, as We have said, the choice of a closer and more complete relationship with the mystery of Christ and the Church for the good of all mankind: in this choice there is no doubt that those highest human values are able to find their fullest expression. (...) The Development of Personality 56. We readily grant that the natural and lawful desire a man has to love a woman and to raise a family is renounced by the celibate in sacred orders; but it cannot be said that marriage and the family are the only way for fully developing the human person. In the priest's heart love is by no means extinct. His charity is drawn from the purest source, (...) practiced in the imitation of God and Christ, and is no less demanding and real than any other genuine love. (...) It gives the priest a limitless horizon, deepens and gives breadth to his sense of responsibility—a mark of mature personality—and inculcates in him, as a sign of a higher and greater fatherhood, a generosity and refinement of heart (...) which offer a superlative enrichment. (...) The Priest and Solitude 58. By reason of his celibacy the priest is a man alone: that is true, but his solitude is not meaningless emptiness because it is filled with God and the brimming riches of His kingdom. Moreover, he has prepared himself for this solitude—which should be an internal and external plenitude of charity—if he has chosen it with full understanding, and not through any proud desire to be different from the rest of men, or to withdraw himself from common responsibilities, or to alienate himself from his brothers, or to show contempt for the world. Though set apart from the world, the priest is not separated from the People of God, because he has been "appointed to act on behalf of men," (107) since he is "consecrated" completely to charity (...) and to the work for which the Lord has chosen him. (...) The Loneliness of Christ 59. At times loneliness will weigh heavily on the priest, but he will not for that reason regret having generously chosen it. Christ, too, in the most tragic hours of His life was alone—abandoned by the very ones whom He had chosen as witnesses to, and companions of, His life, and whom He had loved "to the end" (...)—but He stated, "I am not alone, for the Father is with me." (...) He who has chosen to belong completely to Christ will find, above all, in intimacy with Him and in His grace, the power of spirit necessary to banish sadness and regret and to triumph over discouragement. He will not be lacking the protection of the Virgin Mother of .Jesus nor the motherly solicitude of the Church, to whom he has given himself in service. He will not be without the kindly care of his father in Christ, his bishop; nor will the fraternal companionship of his fellow priests and the love of the entire People of God, most fruitful of consolations, be lacking to him. And if hostility, lack of confidence and the indifference of his fellow men make his solitude quite painful, he will thus be able to share, with dramatic clarity, the very experience of Christ, as an apostle who must not be "greater than he who sent him," (...) as a friend admitted to the most painful and most glorious secret of his divine Friend who has chosen him to bring forth the mysterious fruit of life in his own life, which is only apparently one of death. (...) II. PRIESTLY FORMATION 60. Our reflection on the beauty, importance and intimate fittingness of holy virginity for the ministers of Christ and His Church makes it incumbent on those who hold the office of teacher and pastor of that Church to take steps to assure and promote its positive observance, from the first moment of preparation to receive such a precious gift. In fact, the difficulties and problems which make the observance of chastity very painful or quite impossible for some, spring, not infrequently, from a type of priestly formation which, given the great changes of these last years, is no longer completely adequate for the formation of a personality worthy of a "man of God." (...) Carrying Out the Council's Norms 61. The Second Vatican Council has already indicated wise criteria and guidelines to this end. They are in conformity with the progress of psychology and pedagogy, as well as with the changed conditions of mankind and of contemporary society. (...) It is Our wish that appropriate instructions be drawn up with the help of truly qualified men, treating with all necessary detail the theme of chastity. They should be sent out as soon as possible to provide competent and timely assistance to those who have the great responsibility within the Church of preparing future priests. Personal Response to the Divine Vocation 62. The priesthood is a ministry instituted by Christ for the service of His Mystical Body which is the Church. To her belongs the authority to admit to that priesthood those whom she judges qualified—that is, those to whom God has given, along with other signs of an ecclesiastical vocation, the gift of a consecrated celibacy. (...) In virtue of such a gift, confirmed by canon law, the individual is called to respond with free judgment and total dedication, adapting his own mind and outlook to the will of God who calls him. Concretely, this divine calling manifests itself in a given individual with his own definite personality structure which is not at all overpowered by grace. In candidates for the priesthood, therefore, the sense of receiving this divine gift should be cultivated; so too, a sense of responsibility in their meeting with God, with the highest importance given to supernatural means. 63. It is likewise necessary that exact account be taken of the physical and psychological state of the candidate in order to guide and orient him toward the priestly ideal; so a truly adequate formation should harmoniously coordinate grace and nature in the man in whom one clearly sees the proper conditions and qualifications. These conditions should be ascertained as soon as signs of his holy vocation are first indicated—not hastily or superficially, but carefully, with the assistance and aid of a doctor or a competent psychologist. A serious investigation of hereditary factors should not be omitted. Unsuitable Candidates 64. Those who are discovered to be unfit for physical, psychological or moral reasons should be quickly removed from the path to the priesthood. Let educators appreciate that this is one of their very grave duties. They must neither indulge in false hopes and dangerous illusions nor permit the candidate to nourish these hopes in any way, with resultant damage to himself or to the Church. The life of the celibate priest, which engages the whole man so totally and so delicately, excludes in fact those of insufficient physical, psychic and moral qualifications. Nor should anyone pretend that grace supplies for the defects of nature in such a man. 65. After the capability of a man has been ascertained and he has been admitted to the course of studies leading to the goal of the priesthood, care should be taken for the progressive development of a mature personality through physical, intellectual and moral education directed toward the control and personal dominion of his temperament, sentiments and passions. The Necessity of Discipline 66. This will be proved by the firmness of the spirit with which he accepts the personal and community type of discipline demanded by the priestly life. Such a regime, the lack or deficiency of which is to be deplored because it exposes the candidate to grave disorders, should not be borne only as an imposition from without. It should be inculcated and implanted as an indispensable component within the context of the spiritual life. Personal Initiative 67. The educator should skillfully stimulate the young man to the evangelical virtue of sincerity (...) and to spontaneity by approving every good personal initiative, so that the young man will come to know and properly evaluate himself, wisely assume his own responsibilities, and train himself to that self-control which is of such importance in priestly education. 68. The exercise of authority, the principle of which should be maintained firmly, will be animated by wise moderation and a pastoral attitude. It will be used in a climate of dialogue and will be implemented in a gradual way which will afford the educator an ever deepening understanding of the psychology of the young man, and will appeal to personal conviction. A Free Choice 69. The complete education of the candidate for the priesthood should be directed to help him acquire a tranquil, convinced and free choice of the grave responsibilities which he must assume in conscience before God and the Church. Ardor and generosity are marvelous qualities of youth; illuminated and supported, they merit, along with the blessing of the Lord, the admiration and confidence of the whole Church as well as of all men. None of the real personal and social difficulties which their choice will bring in its train should remain hidden to the young men, so that their enthusiasm will not be superficial and illusory. At the same time it will be right to highlight with at least equal truth and clarity the sublimity of their choice, which, though it may lead on the one hand to a certain physical and psychic void, nevertheless on the other brings with it an interior richness capable of elevating the person most profoundly. A Demanding Asceticism 70. Young candidates for the priesthood should be convinced that they cannot follow their difficult way without a special type of asceticism proper to themselves and more demanding than that which is required of the other faithful. It will be a demanding asceticism but not a suffocating one which consists in the deliberate and assiduous practice of those virtues which make a man a priest: self-denial in the highest degree—an essential condition if one would follow Christ; (...) humility and obedience as expressions of internal truth and of an ordered liberty; prudence, justice, courage and temperance—virtues without which it is impossible for true and profound religious life to exist; a sense of responsibility, fidelity and loyalty in the acceptance of one's obligations; a balance between contemplation and action; detachment and a spirit of poverty, which will give tone and vigor to evangelical freedom; chastity, the result of a persevering struggle, harmonized with all the other natural and supernatural virtues; a serene and secure contact with the world to whose service the young man will dedicate himself for Christ and for His kingdom. In such a way the aspirant to the priesthood will acquire, with the help of a divine grace, a strong, mature and balanced personality, a combination of inherited and acquired qualities, harmony of all his powers in the light of the faith and in intimate union with Christ, whom he has chosen for himself and for the ministry of salvation to the world. Trial Periods 71. However, to judge with more certainty the young man's fitness for the priesthood and to have successive proofs of his attained maturity on both the human and supernatural levels—for "it is more difficult to conduct oneself correctly in the service of souls because of dangers coming from outside" (...)—it will be advisable to have a preliminary trial period before the observance of holy celibacy becomes something definitive and permanent through ordination to the priesthood. (...) A Gift to the Lord and His Church 72. Once moral certainty has been obtained that the maturity of the candidate is sufficiently guaranteed, he will be in a position to take on himself the heavy and sweet burden of priestly chastity as a total gift of himself to the Lord and to His Church. In this way, the obligation of celibacy, which the Church makes a condition of Holy Orders, is accepted by the candidate through the influence of divine grace and with full reflection and liberty, and, as is evident, not without the wise and prudent advice of competent spiritual directors who are concerned not to impose the choice, but rather to dispose the candidate to make it more consciously. Hence, in that solemn moment when the candidate will decide once and for his whole life, he will not feel the weight of an imposition from outside, but rather the interior joy that accompanies a choice made for the love of Christ. The Holy See, 24 juni 1967 8) ARTICLES ON HOMOSEXUALITY Expert: Donohue's claim that most abusive priests are gay is "unwarranted" / by Jeremy Schulman http://alturl.com/jvrsu 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 doesn't want to replace mandatory celibacy with voluntary celibacy the Vatican is puting dissidents, who support voluntary celibacy, on the sidelines or out of action drs. Pieter Schultz (studied religious studies at the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands)
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