Catholic Church response to sexual abuse must centre on survivor well-being, not defensiveness
In 2020, I received a federal grant to study the Catholic Church as an organization that can be engaged in potentially contradictory practices to their principles, mission and values. This includes examining the content of websites and electronic documents — including safe and responsible ministry policies, protocols and codes of conduct — of the 18 Catholic archdioceses across Canada. Chiedza Chigumba, a doctoral student at Saint Mary’s University, is working with me as a research assistant on the project. The guidelines on clergy sexual abuse issued by the Canadian Conference on Ca...
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