Feb

1

Rod Dreher: The treason of the bishops

February 1, 2008 | Comments Off

Rod Dreher, former Roman Catholic, now an Orthodox convert, posted an article on his blog which speaks very frankly about the current sex scandals within the Orthodox church.
First he gives some background:
Some readers are aware that the Orthodox Church in America, my church, is undergoing a huge scandal now centered on the hierarchy — especially […]

Jan

9

Researchers miss cause of abuse

January 9, 2008 | Comments Off

Andrew Greeley, a Roman Catholic priest who arguably was “the first priest in America to write about the problem in the priesthood in 1986″ wrote an article late last year which asserted that power — not homosexuality or celibacy in the priesthood — but power and the abuse of the weak (of whatever age) is […]

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