Pornography Addiction General Articles and Commentaries

General Articles  and Commentaries

• Pope Leo slammed as convicted priest quietly returns to work at the Vatican by Rhianna Ben Tyla

• Pornography’s deadly grip on marriages today by Sarah Cain The Catholic World Report

• What young women need to know about the growing porn trend by Kortney Candland and  Timothy Rarick Institute for Family Issues

• Pope calls pornography 'the language of the devil' by Justin McLellan Catholic News Service/Angelus

• Former youth pastor sentenced on child pornography charge by US Attorney's Office Western District of NY

• Nazi symbols and child pornography found in German police chats by David Mouriquand with The Associated Press Euronews

• Priest arrested for child porn held on $2.5 million bond amid fears he may flee the U.S.  by Daniel Payne Catholic News Agency

• Court docs: Police find child porn on Anderson pastor/teacher’s phone by Matt Christy WXIN-TV - Fox 59

• Roman Catholic priest jailed for child abuse images charged with sexual assault by Ramon Antonio Vargas The Guardian

• Ohio priest apologizes for destroying hard drive containing possible child porn by Daniel Payne Catholic News Agency

• Affidavit: Priest arrested in Waco sexual assault cases in possession of child porn, victim likely under the age of 10 by Danika Young KWTX-10

• Texas police say former Luling priest accused of sex crimes could have more vitims by Erin Lowrey WDSU

• Roman Catholic priest jailed for child abuse images charged with sexual assault by Ramon Antonio Vargas The Guardian 

• Ohio priest apologizes for destroying hard drive containing possible child porn by Daniel Payne Catholic News Agency 

• Affidavit: Priest arrested in Waco sexual assault cases in possession of child porn, victim likely under the age of 10 by Danika Young KWTX-10

• Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Tuesday signed into law a bill that requires age verification on pornographic websites to protect minors.  by Catholic Vote

• Jefferson City man charged with child pornography crimes by Stephanie Southey, KOMU 8

• Why Sen. Mike Lee is tackling the pornography crisis by Hanna Seariac Deseret News/KLS.Com

• Porn for Palestine by Ross Anderson Tablet

• New video shows moment former seminary student was booked on child pornography charges by Rachel Hirschheimer KAKE-TV ABC-10 

• Family, alleged victims in federal courtroom as Louisville Catholic school teacher appears on child porn charges by Stephan Johnson WDRB

• Aspiring Cincinnati priest arrested on felony child porn charges: Sheriff’s office by WXIX - Fox19

• Former Chilliwack pastor in jail for child porn following appeal dismissal by Jessica Peters Today in BC

• Louisville Catholic school teacher edited students’ faces from yearbook onto pornographic images, FBI says by WDRB

• I am a Jew who owns a gay porn company, and I want you to come to Israel - opinion by Michael Locas The Jerusalem Post 

• Prosecutor says Lawrence Hecker admitted to watching child pornography, as new accuser shares story by Aubrey Killion WDSU

• Cleveland Police explain investigation of former pastor by Abigail Martin Local 3 News

• Father James Jackson sentenced to 6 years in prison for child pornography by Joe Bukuras Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Former Blair County Priest Arrested on Child Pornography Charges by PennWatch

• Pope condemns child pornography: 'Criminality available to everyone' by The Pilot

• Library bans mom for hiding pornographic books from her children by Catholic Vote’

• Former Patola Pastor Set To Change Plea In Child Porn Case by mseals WMIX 94

• Ex-governor candidate pleads guilty to child porn charges by David Sh The Associated Press

• EXCLUSIVE: Socialite mom, 45, is arrested in child porn sting at Virginia hotel where she allegedly planned to sexually abuse eight-year-old girl. Now federal judge ex-husband launches court battle to win full custody of their daughters - aged 10 and 12 by Greg Woodfield Daily Mail

• 2 teens face murder charges for the Sweet 16 party massacre that left 4 dead and 32 injured, Alabama police say by Isabel Rosales, Holly Yan and Elizabeth Wolfe CNN

• New online platform fights porn addiction under the patronage of Blessed Carlo Acutisby Solène Tadié Catholic News Agency

• Life in 'El Chipote' - A Nicaraguan priest's story of prison, torture and exile by Edgar Beltran The Pillar

• Texas bill tackles porn industry by Erika Ahern Catholic Vote

• This attorney represented abuse survivors. He was just arrested in child pornography case. by Alberto Luperson Law & Crime 

• As porn epidemic worsens, these Catholic women say healing is possible by Elise Italiano Ureneck Angelus

• Former Wausau priest sentenced to three years for child porn by Mitchell Skurzewski WAOW-TV Ch. 9

• Oakland Cathedral Employee Arrested For Allegedly Possessing, Sharing Child Porn by Michael Bott, Hilda Gutierrez, and Michael Horn KNTV NBC Bay Area

• Former Denison youth minister sentenced to 60 years for producing child pornography by KRLD

• Anglican Priest Found Guilty Of Pornography Speaks On Sacrificing Babies To Satan by Unini Chioma The Nigeria Lawyer

• Asian Church’s ‘sin of omission’ on child porn by Ben Joseph UCA News

• Bishop reported to police for abuse as Vatican probes lockdown sex parties by Simon Caldwell Catholic Herald

• ‘Absolutely reprehensible crime:’ McHenry man sentenced to 10 years in prison for reproducing child pornography by Sam Borcia Lake Henry Scanner

• Vincentian priest sentenced to prison over child pornography by Gina Christian, OSV News/UCA News

• Retired priest sentenced; possessed thousands of child porn images by Hays Post

• Rampant porn use causing ‘toxic lack of masculinity,’ Catholic speaker warns by Peter Pinedo Catholic News Agency

• Indonesia to clamp down on child porn by UCA News

• US Jewish school teacher charged for 25 sex crimes including rape, child pornography by Luke Tress The Times of Israel

• Disgraced Louisiana Priest Pleads Guilty to Filming Pornographic Material on Parish Altar by Peter Pinedo Catholic News Agency

• Pornography weakens the soul, pope tells young priests, seminarians by Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service/The Pilot

• Former St. Louis Catholic priest admits to having images, creating PowerPoints of child porn by Katie Kull St. Louis Post-Dispatch

• Charged FSSP priest says child porn search was illegal by Michelle La Rosa The Pillar

• See Something, Say Something  by Michael S. Robinson Sr. Salt Lake City Weekly

• ‘Profound shame’: C of E review uncovers 400 new cases of abuse  by Harriet Sherwood The Guardian

• ‘Permanently Traumatized’: Lawsuit Alleges Ala. Church Enabled Sexual Abuser  by Anne Stych The Roys Report

• Mastercard investigates Pornhub for allegations of child abuse by Jazmin Goodwin CNN

• Details of Kansas investigation into Father James Jackson emerge by Joe Bukuras Catholic News Agency

• Marsaxlokk parish priest ‘misappropriated’ tens of thousands on porn sites by Ivan Martin Times of Malta

• Vatican bans investments in porn, weapons, other products at odds with doctrineby Inés San Martín Crux

• Father James Jackson arrested in Kansas by Joe Bukuras Catholic News Agency /The Catholic World Report

• China developing neural monitoring device to detect illegal porn by Roman.Meitav The Jerusalem Post

• Pope Francis calls pornography a ‘threat to public health’ by Inés San Martín Crux

• Downers Grove gymnastics coach faces child porn, sexual abuse charges by Wyatt Kopka and Susan Sarkauskas Daily Herald

• Reality TV’s Josh Duggar gets 12 years in child porn case by The Associated Press

• EU commission proposes plan to fight child pornography by Samuel Petrequin The Associated Press

• Deacon at Doug Wilson’s Church Indicted on Possession of Child Pornography by Josh Shepherd The Roys Report 

• British PM Boris Johnson calls MP pornography allegations 'totally unacceptable' by Ashley Williams UPI

• Child Porn Suspect Arrested In Darien: Cops by David Giuliani Patch

• U.S. Army missed red flags about civilian leader who led child porn ring and risked U.S. security, records show by CBS News

• Nassau County DA investigating Diocese of Rockville Centre pastor for possible possession of child pornography by Mike Smollins Long Island Herald

• Tamil Nadu: 50-year-old priest arrested for uploading child pornography by Times Now

• Foster Father Who Took Care of 20 Children Since 2019 Had Child Porn Depicting Infants and Other Kids: Police by Albetro Luperon  Law & Crime

• FSSP Priest Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Child Pornography Charges by Joe Bukuras National Catholic Register 

• Sex Lives: A Guy Who Learned About Sex From Watching Porn With His Friends by Sophia Benoit GQ

• “No plea” entered on Providence priest’s behalf amid federal child pornography charges by Joe Bukuras The Catholic World Report

• Pope Francis: Governments must act urgently against child pornography by Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency

• Priest gets life term in child porn, exploitation case by The Associated Press/Religion News Service

• Pope urges governments to take action against child pornography by Vatican News

• FSSP Priest Faces New Federal Child Pornography Charges by Joe Bukuras Catholic News Agency/ National Catholic Reporter

• FSSP pastor arrested on child pornography charges in Providence by Christine Rousselle Catholic News Agency

• A federal judge shut down Josh Duggar's attempt to throw out child pornography evidence in a blistering ruling by Michelle Mark Microsoft News

• Pornhub owner settles with Girls Do Porn victims over videos by BBC

• Assistant House Sergeant at Arms arrested in child pornography investigation by Minyvonne Burke ABC/MicrosoftNews

• Literature, pornography, and human dignity by Jack Gist The Catholic World Report

• My Husband’s Porn Addiction Is a Cross I Could Never Bear Without Christ by Catherine A. Quinn National Catholic Register

• The idea of ethical porn is a nonsense. Only unregulated sites make money by Sarah Ditum The Guardian

• Priest in Perugia arrested on charges of child porn, prostitution by Elise Ann Allen  Crux

• Priest’s plea raises concerns over technology accountability among clerics by CathNews

• Catholic groups urge action against child pornography in Europe by Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service/Crux

• Pornography producer sentenced to 20 years for sex trafficking by Christine Rousselle Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Myth #2: There's No Such Thing as Porn Addiction by Emily Claire Schmitt Patheos

• 'Sadistic' abuser Abdul Elahi targeted 2,000 victims online by Abdul Elahi BBC

• Sydney priest, police officer charged with possessing child abuse material by Natassia Chrysanthos and Sarah McPhee Sydney Morning Herald

• The Porn Industry is Gaslighting Us by Emily Claire Schmitt  Patheos

• Local priest appears in court after arrest on child pornography charges by Nancy Cook KTAL-TV

• Benedictine­ College Raises the Bar in Fight Against Porn Addiction by Patrick Reilly National Catholic Register

• NGO praises Mastercard for trying to curb illegal pornography by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• In Furor Over Poet With Child Porn Conviction, Prison Abolitionists Debate the Limits of Mercy by Judith Levine The Intercept

• New York pastor steps aside after security guard alleges assault. The criminal complaint accuses Father Rutler of watching pornography in the guard's presence by Catholic New York/Catholic News Service/UCA News

• Anti-gay priest accused of assault after he was caught watching gay adult film by Rhuaridh Marr Metro Weekly

• More than 40k sign petition to make revenge porn a crime Ireland by Kerry O'Shea Irish Central

• Catholic Colleges Should Fight Pornography by Patrick Reilly National Catholic Register

• Former Havelock commissioner, Catholic school coach convicted on child porn charges by WITN / WRAL-TV

• Queens Priest Charged With Sharing Sexually Explicit Photos With Minor By Paula Katinas The Tablet

• Northeast Ohio priest indicted on charges of child pornography, child exploitation and juvenile sex trafficking by U.S. Attorney of Northern Ohio via Highland County Press

• Myth #6: Porn is Universal. If He Says He Doesn’t Use, It He’s Lying. by Emily Claire Schmitt Patheos

• Cleveland priest faces multiple federal child pornography charges by Catholic News Service/USCCB via NCR

• When pornography comes knocking at the door by CathNewsNew Zealand

• Myth #5: Porn is Private and Does Not Impact Relationships by Emily Claire Schmitt Patheos

• Struggling with pornography? Matt Fradd says prayer (and therapy) can help. by Sean Salai, S.J.  America

• Bishops urge DOJ to confront the porn industry, protect porn’s victims byCNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report

• ‘Demonic Deal’: Pornography Industry Targets the Isolated in Coronavirus Pandemic by Lauretta BrownNational Catholic Register

• Vatican arrests former diplomat after child pornography probe by Philip Pullella Reuters

• Religious order member loses appeal in child porn case by Associated Press

• Senator Sasse to Justice Department: Investigate PornHub by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register

• Warning: Fr. Tetherow Is Back at an Independent Latin Mass Chapel                by Fr Matthew P. Schneider, LC Patheos

• Priest accused of having child porn faces new charges by Associated Press/Crux

• More Than 207,000 Sign Petition to Shutter Porn Website After Trafficking Violations by Perry West CNA/National Catholic Reporter

• Strongsville Catholic priest hit with 21-count child pornography indictment in Cuyahoga County by Cory Shaffer  Cleveland.com

• A Rap on Race: Margaret Mead and James Baldwin’s Rare Conversation on Forgiveness and the Difference Between Guilt and Responsibility by Maria Popova Brain Pickings 

• Bond hearing for local priest arrested on child porn charges by Peggy Gallek WJW TV

• Catholics Should Lead on Banning Porn by Patrick Reilly National Catholic Register 

• A family therapist reveals the worst effects of adult content on children by Mathilde De Robien Aleteia

• Notre Dame Students Against Porn by Jim Martinson  First Things

• Priest: I wish I could show you the face of pedophilia and child pornography by Fr. Fadd toortunato Di Noto Aleteia

• Ariz. legislature adopts resolution calling pornography a public health crisis by Catholic News Agency/ Angelus

• Amid new document, Buffalo Diocese seminary cracks down on seminarians who blew whistle on 'pornographic' priest party by WKBW TV

• Students press Notre Dame to adopt anti-porn WiFi filter by Tobias Hoonhout Crux

• Former priest could face jail after admitting having child porn images by Rod Malcolm Nottingham Post

• Catholic University students vote to block porn by Christine Roussel Catholic News Agency/Angelus

• Program aims to help Christian men kick porn habit, 'live a better life' by Catholic News Service/Angelus 

• “STRIVE” offers men a challenging, unique 21-day detox from porn by Jim Graves  The Catholic World Report 

• Bishop’s phone porn didn’t involve minors, but questions remain on move to Vatican by Inés San Martín Crux 

• Pornography’s grip on innocent eyes by Zoey Maraist Arlington Catholic Herald

• Two Men Against Pornography                                                                                       by Patti Armstrong National Catholic Register

• Arizona lawmakers seek to declare porn a public health crisis                            by CNA Daily News /The Catholic World Report

• Wounded warriors are HEROs combating ‘epidemic’ of child pornography       by Eleanor Kennelly Gaetan  Catholic News Service/Crux

• Pornography Addiction and the Medicalization of Free Speech by Jay Clarkson and Shana Kopaczewski Journal of Communication Inquiry March 26, 2013

• Treatment and Healing of Sexual and Pornographic Addictions by Dr. Victor B. Cline Catholic  News Agency

• A silent addiction, The Irish Catholic by Tony Monahan Mind and Body Works

• Significant wins seen in the battle against pornography  by Mark Pattison Catholic News Service/Angelus

• India's crackdown on porn sites draws mixed reaction  by ucanews.com reporter

• What’s missing in the fight against porn? Author thinks he has the answer by Fr Robert McTeigue, SJ  Aleteia 

• How Pornography Affects your Brain  by Dr. Gregory Bottaro