We are asking supporters of child sex abuse statute of limitations reform to email your state representative today (Find your state rep and contact info here) with this message. Support McGeehan, Rozzi Amendments -  Protect Kids, Not Predators! Dear Representative: Although the Task Force for Child Protection made recommendations for new laws  dealing with child … Continue reading Support Reform for Child Sex Abuse Statute of Limitations

The last Cardinal has arrived in Rome. Soon the most important business of the Church will be in the hands of several Cardinals involved in clergy sex abuse cover ups. Apparently, we aren't supposed to notice. We can't pry open the doors of the secret archives, but we can certainly understand the facts in front … Continue reading Church Silent on Tainted Cardinals Participation In Conclave

ONE CALL TO SAVE CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL ABUSE-- please call PA Rep. Ron Marsico TODAY and tell him to place House Bills 237 and 238 on the agenda for the March 12 Judiciary Committee! CALL 717-652-3721 AND 717 783 6757.

Community concern over St. John Vianney, a psychiatric treatment facility for priests, was addressed last night during a Downingtown Council meeting. The discussion was prompted by a recent incident of a patient trespassing on Bishop Shanahan property during school hours. Unlike most other treatment centers, St. John Vianney allows "approved" patients to leave their premises … Continue reading Priest Treatment Facility Across From High School Causes Concern

Click here to read: "U.N. Faults U.S. for Failure to Prosecute Abusive Clerics," by Caleb Bell, Religion News Service, Huffington Post, 2/20/2013Excerpt: Sister Mary Ann Walsh, spokeswoman for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said that the hierarchy does a "huge amount" in order to prevent sex abuse within the church -- much of it … Continue reading United Nations Faults US for Failure to Investigate Clergy Sex Abuse

Breaking NewsClick here to read: "New York Cardinal to Be Deposed in Milwaukee Archdiocese Abuse Lawsuits," by Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times, February 20, 2013

Click here to read: "Pope Benedict XVI's leaked documents show fractured Vatica full of rivalries," by Jason Horowitz, The Washington Post, February 16, 2013.Excerpt: “We can reveal the face of the church and how this face is, at times, disfigured,” Benedict said in his final homily on Ash Wednesday. “I am thinking in particular of … Continue reading The Disfigured Face of the Church: Pope’s Leaked Documents Show Real Vatican

I was uncharacteristically cynical in my last post. Without hope, there is no reason to continue this blog. I still have plenty to spare, but will be careful where I place it. I don't know the details on every single Cardinal within the Conclave and shouldn't make sweeping generalizations. But I do know of two … Continue reading Handing It Over