I read about the refusal of two members of the Pontifical Commission to participate, although a submission was made.  Then the U.S. person who said he would participate decided a few weeks ago he would not.  Then Dr.Marie Keenan who has done "significant research into issues related to child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church" and agreed to testify before the Royal Commission by video link from Ireland decided on Feb 2 that she would not do so.  Did someone get them to change their minds?

It bothers me mightily that the worldwide Church refuses the opportunity to participate in the dialogue and discussion of what went wrong that child sex abuse became such a problem.  This is a world wide problem and it affects not just clerical figures but individuals and families.  The big guys won't find solutions by just talking to each other.  They need to listen to victims and they need to listen to people who have studied this problem from a secular multi-disciplinary viewpoint.