1993 essay published in the New Yorker about how an incident of sexual misconduct by a priest affected a small Catholic church in Massachusetts. By Paul Wilkes.

Speculates on the root cause of the sex scandals in the Catholic Church.

A look at the crisis over sex abuse by Catholic clergy, with backgrounders, breaking news, opinion.

News archive covering the Catholic Church's handling of child sex abuse cases involving priests and other church officials. At National Public Radio.

Group protesting Catholic church's mismanagement of sexual abuse crisis. Offers activism resources.

Links to recent news stories involving abuse by the clergy.

Proposals, policy statements, opinion pieces, and other documents related to sexual abuse by clergy, from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

PBS transcript of a report on the abuse scandals and reported cover-ups within the Catholic Church.

From Pope John Paul II, includes apology for the abuse crimes within the clergy.

A layman's guide to surviving the sex scandals in the Catholic Church.

A digest of links to media coverage of clergy abuse.

Documents the abuse crisis in the Roman Catholic church with archives of past court cases and survivor accounts.

Hub for articles and documents about the sexual abuse of children by priests and its effect on the Catholic Church. From the Boston Globe.