Breaking News: Click here to read - "Archdiocese fights to keep 12 documents out of Lynn trial," by John P. Martin, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 19, 2012. Excerpt: "The Archdiocese of Philadelphia fought Monday to keep private 12 documents that could reveal how its lawyers advised church leaders to handle claims that priests were molesting … Continue reading Archdiocese Fights to Keep Lawyers’ Advice On Abuse Allegations Out of Trial
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Archdiocese Suspends Lawyer
Click here to read: "Archdiocese Suspends Top Attorney," by John P. Martin, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 17, 2012 Excerpt: "The grand jury report that led to endangerment and child-sex-abuse charges against four priests suggested Coyne was slow to turn over documents regarding one abuse allegation. Prosecutors in that trial, which starts March 26, have complained … Continue reading Archdiocese Suspends Lawyer
Breaking News: Another Priest Removed Too Late
Click here to read: "Priest Facing Suspension - 18 Years Later," by John P. Martin, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 13, 2012 Excerpt: "The Archdiocese of Philadelphia plans to suspend a longtime parish priest almost two decades after church officials first learned that he had sex with a 17-year-old girl, according to a source familiar with … Continue reading Breaking News: Another Priest Removed Too Late
Catholics Leaving Church Over Abuse Issue
Click here to read: "A Decade Later, Catholic Anger, Defections Over Abuse Not Letting Up," by David Briggs, writer Association of Religion Data Archives, for Huffington Post, March 12, 2012 Important facts from article: In a 2011 survey of American Catholics, more than three-quarters of respondents said the sexual abuse issue has hurt priests' ability … Continue reading Catholics Leaving Church Over Abuse Issue
Are Priests Being Quietly Removed from Ministry?
A reader informed us that Father Louis Bier, Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi, Springfield was quietly removed from ministry and the clergy list last week. The FOX news report below has more details and reports that the removal does not have to do with inappropriate contact with children. However, we have learned that a … Continue reading Are Priests Being Quietly Removed from Ministry?
Word on Suspended Priests Coming Soon
Click here to read: "Archdiocese's review of suspended priests nearing end, Chaput says," by John Martin, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 9, 2012
Coroner Reports Bevilacqua Died of Natural Causes
Click here to read: "Coroner: Philly cardinal died of natural causes," by Patrick Walters, Associated Press, March 8, 2012
Jury Selection Complete
Click here to read: "Jury Set in Clergy Sex Abuse Trial," by John P. Martin, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 5, 2012 "Opening statements are scheduled to begin March 26, and the trial is projected to last as long as four months."
Waiting for Priest Removal Announcement
Click here to read: "Fates of suspended priests still in limbo," by John P. Martin, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 6, 2012
A Cardinal, an Archbishop and a Funeral: A year in the Philadelphia Archdiocese’s Priest Child Abuse Scandal
Guest blog by Gerald T. Slevin, retired lawyer. After 16 years of Catholic schools, followed by Harvard Law School, where he worked as a law student for Archibald Cox, the Watergate prosecutor, Gerald Slevin practiced law for over three decades at the Wall Street law firms of Sullivan & Cromwell and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. … Continue reading A Cardinal, an Archbishop and a Funeral: A year in the Philadelphia Archdiocese’s Priest Child Abuse Scandal
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