Addressing new legal challenges to the seal of confession.

There were two main characteristics of the sexual abuser: narcissism and grandiosity. The narcissist is almost entirely focused on his own needs and personal gratification.

Key findings of the John Jay College Study on clergy sexual abuse

The new John Jay Report on the causes and contexts of the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic church includes a finding that will probably surprise many observers.

The stunning news that a soon-to-be-saint was excommunicated for urging the church to take action against a sex offender is a reminder of the virulence of the crimes of clerical abuse.

In many respects, the U.S. Army and the Catholic Church could not be more dissimilar institutions. Both have radically different missions, divergent access to resources, and, seemingly, heterogeneous cultures.