Dark Secret, a documentary about the Philadelphia Archdiocese's clergy sex abuse coverup, is now available on Amazon. It's released just in time for the newest Grand Jury Report that will detail more coverups in several other Pennsylvania Catholic dioceses. It previously aired on PBS and I'm honored to have been interviewed for it. Documentarian Anne … Continue reading ‘Dark Secret’ Documentary Now On Amazon
Category: Prevent & Advocate
All Chilean Bishop Quit Over Abuse Scandal
Breaking News: Click here to read: "All Chilean bishops quit over child abuse scandal," by Vincenzo Pinto, AFP, from msn news, May 18, 2018
Update – End Doesn’t Justify Means
by Susan Matthews A lawyer who privately came forward was not able to help a survivor, whose story you read about in the previous post. The survivor now wants his name made public. David Eyes was a child when he was abused by Father Robert L. Brennan. He spent too much of his adult life … Continue reading Update – End Doesn’t Justify Means
End Doesn’t Justify the Means
by Susan Matthews Abused by a priest as a kid, Thomas (not his real name) spent too much of his adult life embroiled in a grand jury investigation. The grueling emotional process cut fresh wounds into his already scarred psyche. Suicide attempts and subsequent hospitalization made it clear that self preservation meant stepping away from … Continue reading End Doesn’t Justify the Means
Philly Archdiocese – Transparent as a Black Trash Bag
Click here to read, "Downingtown pastor resigns after 'inappropriate' expenses, relationships" by David Gambacorta and John V. Smith Excerpt: "Some curious parishioners began raising questions about McLoone’s absence more than a month ago on Catholics4Change.com, an independent accountability forum. “There were rampant rumors of financial problems,” said Kathy Kane, one of the website’s editors. Kane … Continue reading Philly Archdiocese – Transparent as a Black Trash Bag
Will New Grand Jury Report Be Tipping Point?
It's confusing and sickening that the horrific abuse and coverup revealed in previous Grand Jury reports hasn't been enough to cripple the lobbying efforts of the insurance industry and Catholic Church. Pennsylvania laws are not where they need to be in order to protect children and offer justice to victims. How many more graphic details … Continue reading Will New Grand Jury Report Be Tipping Point?
St. Martin of Tours Pastor Under Investigation and Placed On Leave
Rectories raided and criminal investigations in Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan.
Archdiocese Collar Blind to Red Flags
BY KATHY KANE Last Spring, my 17-year-old daughter who at the time was a student at an Archdiocesan high school, texted me a screenshot of a Facebook friend request she received from a religious order priest who was a complete stranger to our family. This was a clear violation the Standards of Ministerial Behavior and … Continue reading Archdiocese Collar Blind to Red Flags
Photography Lesson: Developing from the Negative
By Anonymous A few years back, a close family friend asked me to do some modeling. He’d signed up for a photography class at a local college. I was happy to help out and was flattered that someone would want me as a subject. We met to go over details. He brought along albums given … Continue reading Photography Lesson: Developing from the Negative
Playboy Cardinal Eluded Justice
"While Bevilacqua was partying in those casinos, dozens of priests on his payroll acted as though they had license to rape and molest children.
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