“The largest public library of information on the Catholic clergy abuse crisis [curating] a digital collection of documents, survivor witness, investigative reports, and media coverage . . .” To the extent that anyone believes the abuse crisis in the Catholic Church is over, a review of this site’s “Abuse Tracker” daily news feed from around the world provides painful reminders that the crisis continues ( https://www.bishop-accountability.org/category/news-archive/abusetracker/ )

Founded in 2002 in Massachusetts, VOTF is an international organization with over 30,000 members. VOTF focuses on “ . . . supporting survivors; supporting priests who are helping to heal survivors, and correct institutional flaws; and working to reform governing structures so that abuse of authority could not happen again.” 

The VOTF site offers many resources, including advocacy templates, synod response suggestions, well-researched explanations of the authority of the laity, the history of synods, etc.

Awake Milwaukee is a grassroots Catholic nonprofit organization addressing the "full reality of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church," which encompasses not only abuse itself, but also past and present leadership failures in adequately addressing that abuse. Awake offers robust programming such as its “Courageous Conversations” online series, recordings of which are posted on Awake's website. Awake also invites those who have experienced sexual abuse in the Catholic Church to connect with one another for community and support through virtual "Survivor Circles."

One of Awake Milwaukee’s valuable features is its Survivor Story series on Awake's blog (https://awakemilwaukee.org/2022/04/26/survivor-story-michael-koplinka-loehr/)

Biweekly newspaper, “connecting Catholics to church, faith and the common good with independent news, analysis and spiritual reflection.”

“ . . . These new norms affect the global Church and require: 

• Easily accessible reporting systems

• Clear standards for the pastoral support of victims and their families

• Timeliness and thoroughness of investigations

• Whistleblower protection for those making allegations

• Active involvement of the laity

Bishops also will be held accountable under the authority of this Motu Proprio, which covers sexual abuse of minors or vulnerable persons, sexual acts compelled through the abuse of authority, and any coverup of such crimes.

The norms also require that Church institutions comply with civil reporting laws . . .”

“[T]he church response should promote healing and reconciliation. It seems quite clear that if victim/survivors who report misconduct end up leaving the church, feeling estranged and more battered than they did when they initiated the report, then whatever response is occurring is not, in fact, promoting healing and reconciliation. We are called to do better than this.”

A decree establishing new norms for reporting abuse and violence.