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Gay Priests and the Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal –
Another Inquisitional Bonfire?
by David J. McCaffrey
June 28, 2002

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Interview of Dr. Leslie Lothstein by Katherine DiGiulio
NCR Online, Posted 8/9/2002

The following interview was conducted on June 17, 2002, for “Crossroads Magazine,” a weekly television show produced by the Office of Radio and Television of the Archdiocese of Hartford.

Dr. Leslie Lothstein is the Director of Psychology at the Institute of Living, part of Hartford Hospital’s Mental Health Network. He has been at the Institute of Living for 16 years. Before that, he was at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. Lothstein estimates that he and his colleagues have treated 600 Catholic priests, 100 Protestant ministers, 1 rabbi and about 50 women religious who come from all over the world -- South America, Europe, Guam, Philippines, China, Ireland -- for various psychological disorders. Lothstein spoke with Katherine DiGiulio, a writer and producer at the Office of Radio and Television.
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For Gay Catholic Priests, New Scrutiny: Some Worry That Church Could Equate Homosexuality With Sex Abuse
By Caryle Murphy
The Washington Post
Monday, June 24, 2002; Page B01

For Experts on Abuse, Priests' Orientation Isn't the Issue
By Sandra G. Boodman
The Washington Post
Monday, June 24, 2002; Page B02

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