Church Sexual Abuse and its Victims
It's a sad phenomenon that so many members of the clergy, particularly Catholic clergy, have committed heinous acts of sexual abuse on minors. While the rumblings of such a scandal were heard in the 1980's, it wasn't until the Boston situation exploded in 2001-02 that the scandal gained nationwide attention. Since then, victims have been coming forward in droves to tell tales of horrific abuse at the hands of bishops, priests, nuns, and brothers.
While the abuse scandal is by no means limited to the Catholic Church, the attention has focused on the Catholic scandal since the manner in which those in power (the bishops) have denied its existence and attempted to downplay or coverup the abuse. This blog will be dedicated to information about abuse, known abusers, help for victims, as well as legal issues surrounding the scandal.