Category Archives: John Jay Study

Same old spin on sex abuse by priests

A newly issued report commissioned by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops would have Americans believe that the so-called lax cultural mores of the 1960s and 1970s are largely to blame for the sexual abuse of thousands of children and … Continue reading

The John Jay College Report and Saint John’s Abbey

February 27, 2004 — Today the John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York released a report of its comprehensive compilation of sexual abuse of minors by members of the clergy in the United States. … Continue reading

Statement of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men

Upon the Release of the John Jay Study and the National Review Board Study February 27, 2004 — At the national assembly of the leaders of religious institutes of men in August 2002, our members adopted a document that began, … Continue reading