Been Quote by William P. Leahy

“How often do we hear from the local diocesan people—the bishop, the communications director, the victim assistance coordinator, and others—that this abuse is not…

— Charles L. Bailey Jr

The sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church is the result of what police call "noble cause corruption," the belief that because you are…

— Alex Gibney

I think the issue of clergy sexual abuse sparked people to look at their faith in a different way.

— William P. Leahy

If there is anything that has broken the church's relationship with families, it is the global sexual abuse scandal.

— Anthea Butler

The most heinous crime of the Church has been perpetrated not against churchmen but against churchgoers. With its poisonous concepts of sin and divine…

— Madalyn Murray O'Hair

(The Catholic Church must) clean out the pedophiles, break up the gay cliques, tighten up the seminary, and restore the good name of the…

— Andrew Greeley

I worked as a prosecutor watching Catholic priests charged with sex abuse and saw firsthand how the 'circle the wagons' mentality revictimized the innocent,…

— Christine Pelosi

“The Catholic Church was not short of lawyers, especially in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as anyone who had dealt with the archdiocese in the…

— John Connolly

“The church may update its techniques and methods, but it is always in service of the institutional organism. This is one of the reasons…

— Darrel Ray

Child abuse is a heinous and personally damaging crime; it is therefore incumbent on the Church to treat such matters with the utmost seriousness.

— John Sentamu

“When the Catholic Church insists that it is more sinful to use condoms in the midst of a sexually transmitted epidemic that it is…

— Anonymous

“The Rochester group [of VOTF], however, was met with some concern as they found it hard to believe my account as it unfolded before…

— Charles L. Bailey Jr