The Pillar

Home
About
News
Pillar Posts
Analysis
Interviews
Explainers
On Leo's Desk
Data
Pillar Columns
Starting Seven
The Pillar Podcast
Sunday School
Look Closer
The Pillar TL;DR
Analysis

Are bishops instrumentalizing the clerical abuse crisis?

Bishops are using abuse scandals at home to push for a 'new sexual morality' in Rome

Ed. Condon
Sep 26, 2023
∙ Paid

The bishops of Switzerland continue to battle the fallout of a sexual abuse crisis in their country.

On Saturday, the president of the bishops’ conference, Bishop Felix Gmür of Basle gave an interview to the newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung, stressing the bishops’ commitment to institutional reform after an independent report found evidence of mishandling …

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 The Pillar · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture