For Catholics who care about the Church of our past and the Church of our future, our voices are needed now.

The current state of the Roman Catholic Church has been viewed from a variety of professional points of analysis. Taken together, these reports, polls and surveys effectively plot a graph for nothing less than the beginning of meaningful reform in our Church.

• BishopAccountability.org has posted the bishops' diocesan surveys and instructions on which their upcoming February 27 report will be based. These surveys and instructions are essential for understanding the value and limitations of the bishops' project. www.rcf.org/pdfs/BishopsSAQuestionnaire.pdf.
• AG Reilly “The Sexual Abuse of Children in the RC Arch. Of Boston” – 7/23/03 at www.ago.state.ma.org. And more Reports of Attorneys General, Grand Juries, Commissions, and Organizations on www.bishopaccountability.org.

* Mouton, Doyle, and Peterson, The Problem of Sexual Molestation by Roman Catholic Clergy {1}{2}{3}{4}
* Barbara Susan Balboni, Through the "Lens" of the Organizational Culture Perspective: A Descriptive Study of American Catholic Bishops’ Understanding of Clergy Sexual Molestation and Abuse of Children and Adolescents, September 1998
* England and Wales - Nolan Report
* Boston MA - Reilly Report and Executive Summary
* Boston MA - Archdiocesan Delegate's Annual Reports on sexual abuse, secret until Attorney General Reilly discovered them during his investigation - 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001.
* Manchester NH - Manchester Diocesan Task Force Report
* Manchester NH - Attorney General’s Report and Agreement
* Rockville Centre NY - Suffolk County Grand Jury Report
* New York NY - Westchester County Grand Jury Report, June 19, 2002
* The Holy See and the Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Shadow Report, and Executive Summary, Catholics for a Free Choice, September 2002
* A Survey of Roman Catholic Priests in the United States and Puerto Rico, conducted by the LA Times Poll (6/27-10/11/02)
* Report of the Erwin Committee, commissioned by Roger L. Schwietz, archbishop of Anchorage AK
• Boisi Report – Geoffrey T. Boisi is director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College. Mr. Boisi organized a dialogue in Washington, DC in 2003 entitled “The Church in America: The Way Forward in the 21st Century.” It was hosted by Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, the archbishop of Washington. Jim Post received from Mr. Boisi a comprehensive packet summarizing the day’s discussions. Boisi also commissioned the Zogby International poll “The Views of American Catholics and Opinion Leaders on Issues Regarding the Catholic Church.” A summary of the Zogby survey appears in the report. The full text of the Boisi report is available on line through www.bc.edu/boisi. Click on the home page at “The Church in America.”
• While many Catholics privately disregard church policies, hope for change lies with next pope according to international pollster at www.zogby.com or for recent survey coverage go to www.catholicnews.com.