Resources

Following are some resources to help provide context to key aspects of the Commission’s work:

Gonzaga Resources

Gonzaga's identity is rooted in our Jesuit, Catholic, humanistic tradition. The Mission Statement and Statement of Affirmation expresses those ideals:

• Gonzaga Mission Statement (.pdf)
• Gonzaga Statement of Affirmation (.pdf)
• Flannery Lecture, Fr. Tom Doyle: What the Sexual Abuse Phenomenon has Done to the Catholic Church
• Flannery Lecture, Dr. Jennifer Beste: Envisioning a Just Response to the Catholic Clergy Abuse Crisis 
  

Jesuits West Province Resources

• Jesuits West Province Statement Responding to Gonzaga University Being Featured in Investigative Report (Dec. 18, 2018)
• Jesuits West Releases Names of Jesuits Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor or Vulnerable Adult Since 1950 (Dec. 7, 2018)
• FAQ regarding Release of Names of Jesuits with Credible Claims of Sexual  Abuse of a Minor or a Vulnerable Adult (Dec. 7, 2018)  

 Other Web Resources

• USCCB: The Nature and Scope of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests and Deacons (1950-2002)
• Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (Australia)
• Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to the People of God (Vatican) 
• Abuse victims say they felt hurt by ordinary Catholics’ lack of compassion (Philly.com)
• Clericalism, Conversion, and Church Reform (DailyTheology.org)
• Colonialism and the Crisis Inside the Crisis of Catholic Sexual Abuse (Rewire News Group)
• A Catholic Abuse Crisis Syllabus - V3 (DailyTheology.org)
• Fordham University Taking Responsibility Initiative Panels on Catholic Abuse in Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native, and Latinx Communities 
• Report on the Holy See's Institutional Knowledge and Decision-Making Regarding Former Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick