January 20, 2006
Church officials react to Bp. Gumbleton's abuse revelation
Staff and wire services
Church officials are reacting to the surprise revelation by Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Gumbleton last week that he was sexually abused by a priest when he was a teenage seminarian in Detroit.

May 27, 2005
Final decisions issued in nine abuse cases
Robert Delaney of The Michigan Catholic
Eight priests of the Archdiocese of Detroit have been permanently removed from ministry and one laicized in a series of recent Vatican decisions confirming archdiocesan recommendations, Auxiliary Bishop Walter Hurley said Monday.

August 13, 2004
Trial-and-error process helps refine diocesan review boards
Agostino Bono (Catholic News Service)
As programs to prevent clergy sex abuse of minors take root in dioceses across the United States, they are being strengthened by their own experiences in tackling the issue.

January 19, 2004
Tribunal court plays critical role in canon law
Fr. George Miller, Guest Writer for The Michigan Catholic
In matters concerning sexual abuse, the diocesan bishop is obliged to follow the universal law of the Church, law as it relates to the Church in the United States as well as his own diocese's sexual abuse policy.

January 5, 2004
After the Earthquake
Thomas G. Plante (America Magazine)
The study of sexual abuse by members of the Catholic clergy in the United States since 1950, which was commissioned by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and conducted by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, is scheduled for release during February 2004.