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Not Just a Catholic Problem

This Rock Volume 19, Number 4   April 2008     Reasons for Hope By Cherie Peacock   Letters   Christians in Islamic Lands:Part One By Matthew E. Bunson   "Allah Does Not Love the Aggressors"   Sura 9:29   In Islam, No Distinction Between Church and State   Restrictions on Dhimmis in Islamic Countries   Further Reading   Does the Church Have too Many Secrets? By Russell Shaw   Not Just a Catholic Problem   Further Reading   Don’t You Want More (Not Just Mere) Christianity? By Fr. Dwight Longenecker   Determined to Deny Your Freedom By Peter A. Kwasniewski   Theological Determinism   Further Reading   Man Needs Hope to Live By Christopher Kaczor   The Slave Who Said "My Life Is Good"   Damascus Road The Narrow Gate Beckons By Jill Sebastian   By the Book Every Word That Comes from the Mouth of God By Jim Blackburn   Eyes to See The Still Approach of Eternity By Michael Schrauzer   Truth be Told The Pope Who Outlasted a Tyrant By Matthew E. Bunson   Quick Questions   Last Writes By Karl Keating    Subscribe    Permissions

Abuses of secrecy aren’t a problem only in the Catholic Church. The same problem seems to exist just about every place in contemporary society—in government, the military, and the private sector. And, it should be added, in public schools.

Last year an investigation by the Associated Press covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia found that from 2001 through 2005, at least 2,570 public school educators had had their teaching credentials revoked or denied, or had surrendered them or were otherwise sanctioned, following charges of sexual misconduct. But the problem is even larger than that number suggests. "Most of the abuse never gets reported," the AP reported. It found "deeply entrenched resistance toward recognizing and fighting abuse" among fellow public school teachers, educational administrators, and state and federal lawmakers.

(Source: "Sexual Misconduct Plagues Schools," AP Story, October 21, 2007. AOL News. )