Mark Chopko had one goal in mind: to quell mounting criticism over charges that Roman Catholic priests were sexually abusing boys under their tutelage. Noting the alarming surge in reported cases, Chopko called for immediate action. Religious leaders needed to be educated. Sensitivity to and support for victims and their families must be shown. Pedophiliac priests should be punished. Above all, Chopko’s official statement, delivered in his capacity as the senior lawyer for the U.S. Catholic Church’s leading lobby group, was meant to be reassuring. The cycle of child abuse had to be broken “here and now,” he asserted.
That was 14 years ago.
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