Category Archives: Celibacy

Controversial Conversations

Posted on August 1, 2007
Posted in Celibacy, Dale Launderville, Homosexuality, Jerome Tupa

“… the Catholic Church’s adamant opposition to gay marriage, coupled with its recent moves to restrict even celibate gay men from ordination, is a source of puzzlement if not scandal.” – CSB/SJU White Paper (August, 2007)

St. John’s scandal shows need for legal reform, abuse victims say

Posted on May 14, 2002
Posted in Celibacy, Jeff Anderson, John Klassen, Richard Eckroth, Statute of Limitations

Legal experts say there is little that the victims can do in the wake of accusations of sex abuse at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville. Dozens of people have come forward over the years alleging sexual abuse by monks from … Continue reading →

Cloistered Passions (Observations from 1980)

Posted on September 6, 1980
Posted in Celibacy, Homosexuality, Intramonastic Misconduct, Opinion, Pedophilia, Residence Halls, St. John's Prep

“The monastic community [in Collegeville] no doubt includes some heterosexual men, along with a great many who must be more or less uneasy about their powerful attraction to other monks or to the boys who surround them at the prep … Continue reading →