Well, welcome, everyone, to Family Talk, which if you listen to this program every day, you know,

is a production of the James Dobson Family Institute. I am Dr. James Dobson, and I really appreciate

you joining us for this program particularly

today because it means a lot to me personally. Before we get started, I want to let you know that

the topic we're going to be talking about is very troubling to me personally and will be to you

also. So it is intended for mature audiences. If there are those

among you who have children around you who could be listening, I strongly recommend that you

occupy them elsewhere. Today we're going to be addressing the disturbing subject of sexual abuse, which has

permeated every aspect of our society. I think many people have no idea just how ubiquitous it is.

Some of those in positions of political power or social influence have stood by while innocent victims

suffer irreparable damage at the hands of pedophiles. Whether that person is a man or woman,

a politician or an athlete, or a person of high social social standing or a well-liked coach or a neighbor

or a university professor. We're seeing abuse everywhere. And the assault on children and teens

is just breathtaking. You know, when I served on the

Pornography Commission some years ago, we heard testimony that indicated pedophiles typically

abuse more than 300 children in the course of a lifetime. Why? How do they get away with it?

Because the children don't report it.

They're terrified by what they've been through, and they frequently do not even tell their

parents. It's a very sad thing. Of course, we're all too familiar with the failings of the

Catholic Church to report and stop sexual abuse of children

in its care. So it's a far-reaching problem in its impact. As Christians generally, we have to

crush this evil. I have no language strong enough to express how I feel about it because it is being perpetrated on the most innocent members of society, those who cannot protect themselves.

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