How the Catholic Church's Hierarchy Helps Hide Sexual Abuse. Published Jul 13, 2017 at 1:36 PM EDT Updated Jul 13, 2017 at 4:13 PM EDT.

The gist of Douglas Kmiec's Dec. 8 commentary, "It's a 'Get the Bishops' Law," is that the Catholic Church has now, in one fell swoop, become a victim.

Francis-aligned’ bishops are following the late pope’s lead in stirring debate where politics and pastoral issues meet.

The Catholic Church is not simply the Catholic hierarchy — those with titles of bishop, or cardinal or pope. These individuals do control the levers of power and authority in the church, but the ...

Commentary: Why the ‘Catholic Church’ is different than the ‘Catholic hierarchy’ (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis incenses the altar as he celebrates a Mass in St. Peter basilica ...

At the top of the Catholic Church’s hierarchy is the pope. He is said to be the successor of the Apostle Peter , about whom Christ said, “ You are Peter and on this rock I will build my church ...

Criticizing the Catholic Church is not easy for a politician. ... Appreciation for those who stood up to Catholic Church hierarchy: Editorial. Published: May. 11, 2013, 6:19 p.m.

Examining the CrisisWhat accounts for the fact that bishops and other members of the Catholic church hierarchy responded to cases of sexual abuse by predator priests with nearly the same response ...

I am writing in response to “Victims of their own monster; Ballyhooed system for monitoring priests fails” (Commentary, Feb. 16), by Eugene Cullen Kennedy, a former priest and professor… ...

The Catholic Church's synodal process, intended to actively solicit input from all its members, is not a threat to the hierarchy, a cardinal said. "The hierarchical structures of the church have ...

A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a highly secretive election called a conclave. Francis, 88, died on April 21 ...

Any male baptized in the Roman Catholic church is eligible to serve as pope. The conclave is highly secretive, and the candidates do not publicly campaign for the position. Catholic Church Hierarchy ...