Over the past two decades, thousands of Catholic clergy worldwide have been accused as pedophiles. Last week, the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Savannah released the names of priests and seminarians under their respective authorities who have been "credibly" accused of sexually abusing minors dating back to the 1960s.

In most states, the statute of limitations on these cases has meant many accused priests have not faced criminal charges. But last month, a legal loophole led to former Savannah Diocese priest Wayland Brown pleading guilty to nine charges of criminal sexual conduct for abusing two boys in the 1970s and 1980s. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison..

One of those boys was Chris Templeton. Templeton was in eighth grade at St. James Catholic School in Savannah when the abuse began. Now 45, Templeton is sharing his story of resilience and his message of hope for other survivors of clergy sex abuse. 

"On Second Thought" for Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018

Templeton estimates Brown raped him more than 50 times in the span of nine months. For the next three decades, Templeton says he repressed memories of the abuse and, as a result, struggled to stay alive. And Templeton wasn't Brown's only victim at St. James. As CNN's Mirtha Donastorg reported, Brown also abused Allan Ranta, one of Templeton's St. James classmates. 

"On Second Thought" continued its "Main Ingredient" series in which a chef tells us about his or her essential Southern ingredient.

For Chef Virginia Willis, that's the pear — her favorite fall fruit. Willis, who is also the author of cookbooks including "Lighten Up, Y'all," grew up around her grandparents' pear tree. She invited us into her kitchen for a lesson on how to make pear mostarda and black pepper cream cheese biscuits. Both recipes are in her newest cookbook, "Secrets of the Southern Table," and with her permission, are reprinted below for you to try out at home. 

Gov. Nathan Deal called a special legislative session starting Nov. 13 to discuss relief efforts for Hurricane Michael damage. Farmers in southwest Georgia were hit especially hard. Ricky Dollison, from Dollison Farms in Worth County, said he lost thirty pigs in one night and is still working to salvage swine.

He and farmer Casey Cox, from Longleaf Ridge in Mitchell County, joined "On Second Thought" to discuss their hopes for the special legislative session. They also shared how reconstruction efforts on their farms are going a month out from the hurricane.

Dollison expressed a sense of loss in the face of so much damage to his livelihood.

"You have those seconds of pauses, where people just look out into the sky, you know? We don't know what we're gonna do," he said.

Cox urged elected officials "across the aisle" to join together to create innovative ideas for how farmers can find relief.

"It is critical that we receive help, because it's critical for the vitality of Georgia and our entire state's economy," she said.

The legislative session will be held over the next week. Legislators will decide on fiscal relief for the hurricane and add it to the state budget for the upcoming year.