Easter greetings!
We are theologians and psychologists from Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, CA. With colleagues from Georgetown University, Gonzaga University, and Xavier University (Cincinnati), we are conducting a research study to investigate the root causes of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. Our hope is that this study will help us to understand the crisis and bring to light strategies for making the church a healthier, safer home for God's people.
One key element in our study is an anonymous online survey that combines personality measures with questions about seminary formation, authority, gender, and sexual integration, and qualitative reflections on ministry and the Church.
We are requesting your participation, which will involve the completion of this anonymous online survey. Your participation in this study is voluntary. If you choose not to participate or to withdraw from the study at any time, there will be no penalty, and partial survey results will not be recorded. The results of the research study will be published, but neither your name nor any identifying information will be collected or used.
On average, the instrument takes participants 30-60 minutes to complete without breaks.
We are requesting responses to the survey by Friday, April 30th.
We’re deeply grateful for your contribution to this important work, which we hope will foster new growth in the Church we love.
Easter Blessings,
Julie Hanlon Rubio, Ph.D.
Paul J. Schutz, Ph.D.
Thomas G. Plante, Ph.D.
Gerdenio (Sonny) Manuel, S.J., Ph.D.