Heal Me, Father: Portrait of Dr. Thomas Plante, chair of the psychology department at Santa Clara University and editor of the book Bless Me Father For I Have Sinned: Perspectives on Sexual Abuse Committed by Roman Catholic Priests, who screens potential priests and nuns for emotional problems when they’re applying to take their vows and has treated about 50 priests accused of sexual misconduct, including those charged with pedophilia or sexual abuse. He says that the proportion of pedophiles among the clergy is much lower than among the general American populace; that around 20% of sexual abuse accusations against clergy are untrue, and that he finds it relatively easy to recognize prospective candidates who will ‘sin’ in this way but has ‘no responsibility’ for what the Church does with his findings. AlterNet