I enjoyed beginning a new series at my home church – Sheffield Bible Chapel last Sunday on Jeremiah. This is the first of three sermons.
The Joyful Environmentalists: Eugene Peterson and Peter Harris
Salvation Army Northern Cluster June 2011
I enjoyed catching up with the Salvation Army team at ETC again this Thursday. We were missing a few regulars but it was good to have a new team member with us. This month we looked at Spiritual Formation and Leadership. A couple of resources were shared as part of the discussion.
Punchbowl Christian Centre – Paul on Stepping Out
Causes and context report released on clergy sexual abuse of minors
http://www.catholicsentinel.org/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=34&ArticleID=15163
WASHINGTON—A study by researchers at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, which examined the causes and context of the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the U.S. Catholic Church, concluded that there was no single cause or predictor of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. The report added that that situational factors and opportunity to abuse played a significant role in the onset and continuation of abusive acts.
The report, released in Washington May 18, said there is "no single identifiable ’cause’ of sexually abusive behavior toward minors." It encouraged steps to deny abusers "the opportunity to abuse."
Titled "The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010," it reports the findings of a study mandated in 2002 under the U.S. Catholic bishops’ "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People."
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