I was part of a conversation with Guy Raz, host of National Public Radio's Weekend "All Things Considered," about declining affiliation with organized religion and some reasons for the decline that are peculiar to the Catholic church and the priest sex abuse crisis.
Below is a player if you'd like to listen. Here's a link to the NPR page with a full transcript as well.




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