We must do the right thing and do it without delay.. Listening to the victims of abuse and understanding the structures and beliefs that make it possible is a painful and ongoing process in every Christian denomination, but any possible healing begins with an understanding of what Henri Nouwen wrote about the transformative moment of compassion in The Wounded Healer: Who can take away suffering without entering it? This is what Christ, of all people, understood. Sign up for our newsletter: I expect more of the church of my baptism. Learn more about Friends of the NewsHour. Subscribers receive full access to the archives. Comedian Chelsea Handler proudly champions her childfree lifestyle. Despite some concerns that the abuse crisis in Protestant churches will continue to unfoldjust under a third of respondents believed that there are many more abusive pastors than the public has heard aboutmost respondents showed a high degree of confidence in their own churches. The Catholic church seems to have a near monopoly on child sexual abuse in religious settings. Other researchers have argued that misconduct by clerics toward women is even more prevalent than their sexual abuse of children. [CDATA[// >