May 2002 Vol.5, No. 4 Contents The Rising Specter of Anti-Semitism by Darris McNeely Restoration: A Covenant of Life by Darris McNeely Crisis in the Catholic Church by Mario Seiglie Britain--A Fresh Look at the Lack of Biblical Values by John Ross Schroeder Mass Culture's Horrendous Consequences by Cecil E. Maranville The Queen Mother, the Mideast and the War on Terror by Melvin Rhodes This Is the Way... When There Is No Road by Robin Webber May '02 WNP Main Crisis in the Catholic Church News of the sexual abuse of children by priests can no longer be covered up, and has serious implications for the Catholic Church in the United States and elsewhere. by Mario Seiglie Recent revelations have rocked the foundations of the Catholic Church. The news of sexual scandals in the Roman Church has filled the headlines and airwaves around the world. Numerous priests have been indicted for sexually abusing minors and many have ended in jail. These disclosures have weakened the American Catholic Church morally, financially and institutionally. The U.S. Catholic Church isn't alone in the crisis. Numerous priests in Ireland, Australia, Poland, France and England have also been forced to resign or are facing prison sentences. "Scandals involving priests molesting children," says The Los Angeles Times, "have hit parishes across America-and indeed, around the world-in recent decades. Thousands of adults have come forward to say they were abused as children and many priests have been sent to jail" ("Reports of Priest's Abuse Enrage Boston Catholics," Feb. 9, 2002, p. 1). Just in the United States, between 2,000 and 3,000 priests have been implicated for allegedly abusing children, and as of this writing, 60 clerics have been defrocked. The Catholic Church has reportedly paid more than $1 billion to the victims. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0205/catholicchurch.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "Crisis in the Catholic Church" Other Articles by Mario Seiglie Catholicism: _Papal Power in Perspective _Ecumenism Gears Up for Year 2000 _World News Review March 2000 _World News Review July 2000 _A Modern Tale of Two Cities _The Man Who Would Be Pope _Which Way Europe? _Parts of the Bible Rejected by Roman Catholic Church in Britain _Papal Authority, Protestants and Prophecy _A World Lit Only by Fire _World News and Trends - Mar/Apr 2002 _Letters From Our Readers - Jul/Aug 2002 _From Sabbath to Sunday _World News and Trends - Sep/Oct 2003 _World News and Trends - Nov/Dec 2003 _Letters From Our Readers - May/Jun 2004 _Death of a Titan: John Paul II's Impact on Europe and the World _Constantine's Impact on Christianity _Rome's "Right Face" _Europe and the Church, Part 9: Charles V's Empire Upon Which the Sun Never Set _Europe and the Church, Part 12: A Period of Change for the Papacy _The Anglo-Catholic Unity Conundrum: Consider the Future Implications Homosexuality: _World News Review July 1999 _"Civil Unions": The Genesis of Untold Controversy _World News Review August 2000 _World News Review Jul 2001 _Troubling Times for Three British Institutions! _Controversies Concerning Homosexuality Hound the Anglican Community _America's Culture War: Threat to Homeland Security? _World News Review March/April 2004 _Same-Sex Marriage Threatens Civilization _Another Brick in a New World _World News Review February 2006 _World News Review June 2008 _Is Homosexuality Acceptable to God? _World News and Trends - Nov/Dec 1997 _The High Cost of Ignorance _World News and Trends - Jul/Aug 2003 _Hope for Homosexuals _Same-Sex Marriage: Does It Meet With God's Approval? _Letters From Our Readers - Nov/Dec 2003 _The Gay Rights Battle _The U.S. Supreme Court: Presidential Decisions Impact National Morality _World News and Trends - May/Jun 2005 _Saving Marriage: Beyond Constitutional Amendments _World News and Trends - July/August 2006 _In the News Apr/Jun 2004 _Questions and Answers - Apr/Jun 2005 _Questions and Answers - Jan/Mar 2003 _The New Intolerance _World News & Trends: July/August 2009 Search Our Site Key Subjects Index General Topics Index Biblical References Index Good News Magazine Index Booklets and All Literature Index Home Page of this site