A COMPREHENSIVE SOURCE FOR WHAT THE PENNSYLVANIA GRAND JURY REPORT MEANS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
Featuring an analysis of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report in conjunction with other data.
This study casts doubt on two widely-held beliefs about the clergy sex abuse scandal that has afflicted the Catholic Church.
First, clergy sex abuse has not been completely controlled by the “Dallas Charter” adopted by the bishops in 2002. The study shows a disturbing recent increase in the number of incidents reported since 2010.
Second, the percentage of self-described homosexuals in the Catholic priesthood is correlated with incidence of sexual abuse of minors by the clergy.
This study breaks ground in its use of newly available data from the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report, data previously collected by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice (and graciously released by them for this analysis), and more recent reports collected under the terms of the Dallas Charter for Child Protection. This is also the first study to utilize data on the percentage of homosexual clergy, gathered from a Los Angeles Times survey.
Study author Dr. Paul Sullins has a Ph.D. in sociology and is recently retired from teaching at the Catholic University of America. A former Anglican pastor who converted to the Catholic faith, he is now a married Catholic priest and has written a book on that subject, Keeping the Vow: The Untold Story of Married Catholic Priests.
Articles
“A Sociologist Looks at the Catholic Sex Abuse Crisis” (MercatorNet)
“Becoming the Solution: How Ordinary Catholics Can Help to Reform their Church” (National Catholic Register)
“Harvey Weinstein, Theodore McCarrick & How You Can Help the #CatholicMeToo Movement” (National Catholic Register)
“Lay Catholics Should Lead, not Leave, their Church” (Washington Examiner)
“Why I Don’t Call Anyone Gay“ (Crisis Magazine)
Podcasts
Scapegoating McCarrick | Fr. Paul Sullins on The Vortex
Gay Clergy Correllation: Sullins Report | Fr. Paul Sullins on The Download
Clergy Sex Abuse and Homosexual Priests | Fr. Paul Sullins presenting at Bringing America Back to Life, Cleveland Right-to-Life’s 2019 conference
Sullins Report | Fr. Paul Sullins on The Patrick Coffin Show
Is there a “Gay Culture” in the Catholic Church?, BABL Preshow, and The Sullins Report | Fr. Paul Sullins on From the Median
From the Median: Sullins Report | Dr. J on From the Median
What Can the Laity Do? | Dr J on The Drew Mariani Show
The Clergy Sex Abuse Report | Fr. Paul Sullins on The Drew Mariani Show
For more information or to schedule an interview with Dr. Morse or Dr. Sullins, contact: media@ruthinstitute.org
Dr. Sullins has released a follow-up study, Receding Waves, reporting on data since 2000. To visit the web presentation, click here.
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