William p. leahy

No organization, whether it's police or physicians or whatever, wants to have its errors held up to the light of day, but it's wrong, as is coming out so well.

This is a crisis, but there is an opportunity to help revitalize and renew the Catholic community.

The hierarchy shouldn't fear what we're doing.

As a university, we're not focused on bringing about huge reforms - that's not our role.

I would be with those who say the hierarchy in the United States has badly mishandled this whole situation.

We are the meeting place, an entity that's trying to connect faith and culture.

I think the issue of clergy sexual abuse sparked people to look at their faith in a different way.

I am very confident that the Spirit is with us.

The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy.

Some of the speakers we bring on campus may not reflect official church teaching, but that's how it is.