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Founded in 1909 by the Jesuit order and directed today by Jesuits and lay colleagues, America Magazine is the National Catholic Weekly, a print and web publication. It is a forum for discussion of religion, society, politics and culture from a Catholic perspective. Visit America's website Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook
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Two weeks ago, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released the long-awaited report The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010.

It examines such questions as:

  • Are all abusive priests pedophiles?
  • Is it possible to predict which men might abuse minors?
  • Was celibacy the cause of the sexual abuse crisis?
  • Was homosexuality the cause of the sexual abuse crisis?

Read Kathleen McChesney's full report, published in America's June 6th issue, at our website.

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SIGNS OF THE TIMES
Two Guatemalan bishops called for prayer and government action in the wake of the brutal slaying of 27 workers on a farm owned by an alleged drug kingpin in Peten Department in the country’s north. Most of the victims—men, women and several minors—were beheaded with machetes. Bishop Mario Fiandri of Peten, in a pastoral letter on May 18, called for an exhaustive investigation of the crime and described the massacre as the “ultimate barbaric expression of a generalized situation of violence and insecurity.” Read more.
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