A report on the crisis in the Catholic Church in the United States
By: the National Review Board for the Protection of Children and Young People ; Anne Burke, interim board chair ; William S. Bennett, research committee chair ... [et al.].
Contributors: Burke, Anne.; Bennett, Robert S.; Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Publisher: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Sexual behavior.; Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Appointment, call, and election.; Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Discipline.; Child sexual abuse by clergy -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"February 27, 2004."
"Purpose of the Report is to share the Review Board's findings and recommendations based upon its evaluation of the current crisis. Those findings seek to describe the problem and to address two fundamental questions posed by it. First, why did individuals with a disposition to prey sexually upon minors gain admission to the priesthood? Second, how did they manage to remain in the priesthood even after allegations and evidence of such abuse became known to their bishops and other Church leaders"--P. 2.