At least 19 clergy members connected to Anne Arundel County were cited in an expansive, damning report released earlier this month detailing child sex abuse within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
At least 19 clergy members connected to Anne Arundel County were cited in an expansive, damning report released earlier this month detailing child sex abuse within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Two years before long-standing rumors about Cardinal Theodore McCarrick leapt into headlines worldwide, America's most outspoken activist on clergy sexual abuse, Richard Sipe, met with his local bishop San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy.
Two years before long-
standing rumors about Cardinal Theodore McCarrick leapt into headlines worldwide, America's most outspoken activist on clergy sexual abuse, Richard Sipe, met with his local bishop San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy.
Documentary describes La Jolla psychiatrist’s battle against church secrecy
The documentary “Sex, Lies and the Priesthood,” which premiered in March, looks at the life of late La Jolla resident Richard Sipe, a former Benedictine monk and Catholic priest.
(Courtesy of Joe Cultrera)
‘Sex, Lies and the Priesthood’ tells the story of the late Richard Sipe, who helped expose abuse.
By Mark Day
In a scene in “Spotlight,” the Oscar-winning film about clerical sex abuse,
Boston Globe reporters huddle around a speakerphone listening intently to the words of Richard Sipe, portrayed by actor Richard Jenkins.
Sipe, a former Benedictine monk renowned for his defense of clerical sex abuse victims, died at his home in La Jolla at age 85 on Aug. 8, 2018.