Editor's note: Is there a diocese that hasn't participated in a clergy sex abuse cover up? If our government were committing crimes like this, people would speak up before moving to another country. Citizens would do this because we are our government. Well, Catholics are the Church even if the Vatican doesn't recognize it. Will … Continue reading Cover Up In Archdiocese of Chicago Unfolds

Click here to read: "Priest Accused of Groping Man at YMCA Locker Room," by David Chang, NBC Philadelphia, Jan. 19, 2014 Editor's note: According to our sources, the Office of Clergy handles adult victims of priests (meaning the sexual contact took place after age 18). Upon approval, those who have had a sexual relationship with … Continue reading Father Roebuck’s Groping Is More Proof of Priesthood Gripped By Problems

Click here to read: "Priest charged with indecent assault, harassment," Philly.com, Jan. 17, 2014.Excerpt: "This information is deeply troubling," an archdiocesan spokesman said in a statement, adding that the alleged misconduct did not involve a minor."Father John Roebuck, who in July had been appointed the Parochial Vicar of Saint Stanislaus Church in Lansdale, was placed … Continue reading Philadelphia Priest Charged With Indecent Assualt

Click here to read: "Pope Benefict Reportedly Defrocked 400 Priests in 2 Years," by Nicole Winfield and John Helprin, Associated Press, ABC News, Jan. 17, 2014Excerpt:"A document obtained by The Associated Press on Friday shows Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests over just two years for molesting children.The statistics for 2011-12 show a dramatic … Continue reading Pope Benedict Reportedly Laicized 400 Priests in Two Years

Click here to read: "UN slams Vatican for 'efforts to cover up' pedophile priests in sex abuse scandal," by Alexander Smith, NBC News contributor, Jan. 16, 2014. Excerpt: "The U.N. committee in Geneva, Switzerland, was pressing the Holy See about its failure to provide reports for almost two decades on the U.N. Convention on the … Continue reading The United Nations Grills Vatican on Child Sex Abuse Cover Up

Click here to read: "Cardinal George's letter published on priest sex abuse cases," by Diane Pathieu, ABClocal - WLS-TV, Chicago, January 12, 2013.Excerpt: "As part of a court settlement, the church will soon disclose documents identifying 30 former clergy members accused in sexual abuse cases and the files will also identify church officials that are … Continue reading Same Clergy Child Sex Abuse Story – Different City

Click here to read: "Philadelphia Archdiocese prolongs its own suffering," by Karen Heller, columnist, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan. 8, 2014 Excerpt: "Last month, the archdiocese suspended a priest who had been allowed to work for almost a year after multiple accusers alleged he had abused them. The church refused to release details. This came the … Continue reading Archdiocese Continues to Wound Itself

Click here to read: "Lynn returns to court, hears bail conditions," by Allison Steele, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan. 6, 2014Excerpt: Last week, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia posted the $25,000 necessary to secure Lynn's bail while the appeal proceeds. His lawyer, Thomas A. Bergstrom, said Lynn will live at the rectory of St. William, a parish … Continue reading Lynn to Reside at St. Williams

Click here to read: "Pa. priest released from prison after appeal," by The Associated Press, Jan. 2, 2013 Excerpt: "Chaput has twice visited Lynn in prison and has said that no one person should become the scapegoat for the abuse crisis." Editor's note: According to Archbishop Chaput's logic, if everyone involved in a crime isn't … Continue reading Msgr. Lynn Leaves Prison

Click here to read: "D.A. blasts archdiocese for helping Lynn make bail," by Robert Moran, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 31, 2013