Tuesday, November 08, 2011


(WaPo on Faith blog) Michelle Boorstein—Sex abuse coverup in religion vs in sports: Any difference?

A major child sex abuse cover-up case – that does not involve the Catholic Church.

When the case unfolding at Penn State blew up last week, I have to admit the first people I thought I would hear from those in the Catholic Church who believe their faith gets unfairly tarred on this subject. As so many high-level cases around the world have unfolded in the past decade, these Catholics often ask, rightly: What is the rate of sex abuse in other institutions?

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