Grand jury report makes waves in Catholic dioceses

Kailey Love | Managing Editor 08/23/18 In the era of the #MeToo movement, holding the perpetrators of sexual abuse accountable has been thrust to the frontlines of international attention and debate. On August 14, a grand jury in Pennsylvania released 877 pages of allegations to demand such accountability, following its sweeping investigation of the child sex abuse scandals that occurred throughout the Catholic dioceses of … Continue reading Grand jury report makes waves in Catholic dioceses

Sex abuse scandal exposes toxic power structure

08/23/2018 Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor Following the release of a report detailing sexual abuse by about 300 priests in six Pennsylvania dioceses — including Pittsburgh — shocked readers far and wide have searched for some sort of explanation amid the fallout. There is no way to rationalize the horrors that yielded more than 1,000 child victims over the span of several decades, but on … Continue reading Sex abuse scandal exposes toxic power structure