Thomas Doyle was ordained a
Dominican priest in 1970 in Dubuque, Iowa. He did graduate studies in
philosophy, and theology at the Aquinas Institute of Philosophy and
Theology and political science and Soviet Studies at the University of
Wisconsin. He pursued further graduate work in Canon Law at the
Gregorian University, Rome, Catholic University of America, the
University of Ottawa and St. Paul’s University, Ottawa. He was awarded a
Doctorate in Canon Law in 1978. In addition Father Doyle studied
addictions therapy at the Naval School of Health Sciences and is a fully
certified Alcohol, Drug and Addictions therapist. He holds MA degrees
in philosophy, theology, administration, Canon Law and political science
as well as his doctorate in Canon Law.
He has served as a consultant and expert witness on several hundred
clergy abuse cases before the civil courts in nearly every State in the
US as well as in Ireland, Israel and Canada. He has been involved with
support groups for clergy sexual abuse victims and as a legal consultant
for cases in Belgium, England, Mexico, Italy, Australia, New Zealand
and Spain. He has appeared before eight State legislatures and has been a
consultant and expert witness for several Grand Juries in the U.S.
He has written several books and articles on a variety of subjects
related to Church law and practice. Included among these are one book
and twelve articles on the clergy abuse crisis. He co-authored Sex,
Priests and Secret Codes with Richard Sipe and Patrick Wall. Tom Doyle
has lectured extensively throughout the U.S., in Canada and in Europe on
the clergy abuse issue.