Confronting a Moral Catastrophe

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September 25, 2018 | The horrific moral, human, and spiritual costs of clerical sexual abuse are undermining faith and destroying trust in the Catholic Church. The Pennsylvania grand jury report and the resignation of Cardinal McCarrick have exposed grave sexual abuse, as well as institutional and individual failures of bishops and priests who violated the trust of those entrusted to their care and the promises they made to God and the faithful. This has led to an unprecedented crisis and a search for leadership and a way forward to confront this evil, secure justice and healing, and restore faith and trust among the Catholic family of faith.

The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life brought together a theologian, a journalist and parishioner, a leader in past efforts to address sexual abuse, and an abuse survivor for a major Dialogue on what the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has called a “moral catastrophe.” The discussion focused on two key challenges:

How can lay women and men provide leadership in this time of crisis? How can shock, anger, and revulsion become commitment, resolve, and action to protect young people, dismantle destructive clericalism, and build a culture and structures of accountability and genuine community?
How can Catholic teachings help assess the damage and offer a path to accountability, reform, and renewal? How can traditional Catholic principles—human dignity, responsibility, protection for the young and vulnerable, solidarity, and the common good—inform a faithful and effective response to this crisis?