Michael Peterson | National Catholic Reporter

As the hierarchy gathers for the Vatican summit, clergy sexual abuse survivors speak out Feb. 20-24 in Rome. (CNS photos/Yara Nardi, Reuters; Paul Haring; Junno Arocho Esteves)

Abuse summit achieved something, but not what pope or bishops expected

Commentary: The most stunning result of the four days in Rome was what the Vatican summit inspired: the unprecedented gathering of clergy abuse survivors from all corners of the globe.

Thomas P. Doyle

U.S. church's response to sex abuse shows progress, but questions remain

By Catholic News Service

From left: Dominican Fr. Tom Doyle, attorney Jeff Anderson, Richard Sipe, Fr. Andrew Greeley and Jason Berry in a Chicago area hotel in October 1992 for the first national meeting of survivors of clergy sex abuse (Courtesy of Fr. Tom Doyle.)

For Richard Sipe, pattern of deceit in celibate culture was his Wittenberg

By Jason Berry

Abuse summit achieved something, but not what pope or bishops expected

U.S. church's response to sex abuse shows progress, but questions remain

For Richard Sipe, pattern of deceit in celibate culture was his Wittenberg

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