Click here to read: "The Church's Errant Shepherds," by Frank Bruni, op-ed cokumnist for The New York Times, July 6, 2013Excerpt: Dolan has quibbled disingenuously over whether the $20,000 given to each abusive priest in Milwaukee who agreed to be defrocked can be characterized as a payoff, and he has blasted the main national group … Continue reading Shocked…Not So Much
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Priest and Teacher Both Sentenced to Do Hard Time
Click here to read: "Priest, Teacher Get Prison in Sex Abuse Case," by Joseph Slobodzian, The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 12, 2013Excerpt: Common Pleas Court Judge Ellen Ceisler exceeded sentencing guidelines in handing out punishment to the Rev. Charles Engelhardt, 66 and Bernard Shero, 50, saying their crimes called for long terms. She sentenced Engelhardt to … Continue reading Priest and Teacher Both Sentenced to Do Hard Time
First Friday Vigils Rescheduled
Sister Maureen Turlish would like everyone to spread the word that the June First Friday Vigil has been rescheduled for Friday, June 14th on the pavement in front of the Philadelphia Archdiocesan offices at 222 N. 17th St. from 12 noon to 1 pm.The Vigil for July will be held on July 12th because of … Continue reading First Friday Vigils Rescheduled
Your Hour of Convenient Therapy Is Up
If the institutional Church really wants to prevent child sex abuse, it can’t continue to rely on therapists whose theories and practices may fall outside the guidelines of the American Psychological and Psychiatric Associations. Advice that had proven convenient in cover ups does little for real healing. Let’s look at the case of Father Edward … Continue reading Your Hour of Convenient Therapy Is Up
Cardinal Admits Church Child Sex Abuse Cover Up
Click here to read and watch: "Cardinal George Pell admits Church covered up cases of child sex abuse," by Brigid Andersen, ABC News, May 27, 2013Excerpt: Australia's top-ranking Catholic has admitted to a Victorian parliamentary inquiry that some members of the Church tried to cover up child sexual abuse by other members of the clergy. Please … Continue reading Cardinal Admits Church Child Sex Abuse Cover Up
Archbishop Chaput Places Another Priest on Leave
Removal from ministry is not a real punishment or a true safeguard. It's only part of a solution. Archbishop Chaput's decisive action is appreciated, but he does not back the removal of the statute of limitations for child sex abuse in PA. Victims, such as this one, would be able to see the same justice … Continue reading Archbishop Chaput Places Another Priest on Leave
Newark Monsignor Resigns Amid Father Fugee Sex Abuse Cover Up
Archbishop Myers should be next, but we're not placing any bets on it.Click here to read: "High-ranking Newark Archdiocese official resigns amid priest sex abuse scandal," by Abbott Koloff, The Record, May 24, 2013
Priests and Nuns Form ‘Catholic Whistleblowers’
Click here to read, "Church Whistle-Blowers Join Forces on Abuse," by Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times, May, 20 2013 Excerpt: Although they know they could face repercussions, they have banded together to push the new pope to clean house and the American bishops to enforce the zero-tolerance policies they adopted more than a decade … Continue reading Priests and Nuns Form ‘Catholic Whistleblowers’
Father Fugee’s Review Board Needs to Be Reviewed
Click here to read, "Priest's return to ministry after sex-abuse confession draws new scrutiny, criticism," by Mark Mueller, The Star-Ledger, May 19, 2013.Notable Quote:"It is difficult to understand how, after having read Father Fugee’s confession, any review board or any bishop thought this man belonged back in ministry," said Nicholas Cafardi, a former chairman of … Continue reading Father Fugee’s Review Board Needs to Be Reviewed
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