Victims of clergy child sex abuse and betrayed Catholics may relate to the Christmas message in Isaiah Chapter 9.
Our Christmas Wish For You
Category: Prevent & Advocate
Live Webinar: Wednesday 12/5/18 at 7pm – The Survivors’ Compensation Fund: Your Questions Answered.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR DATE: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 TIME: 7pm to 8pm Eastern Standard Time SPEAKERS: Susan Matthews, Catholics4Change; and Brian Kent, Esq., an attorney representing survivors This webinar will address several questions we have received from our community about the Survivors' Compensation Fund. If you are a survivor of clergy … Continue reading Live Webinar: Wednesday 12/5/18 at 7pm – The Survivors’ Compensation Fund: Your Questions Answered.
U.S. Bishops: Not Shaken, Nor Stirred
By Kathy Kane It had been a long day of travel, prayer and protest for the Mom Squad from the Philadelphia Archdiocese. A stroke of good luck had enabled us to book the very last room available at the pricey Marriott Waterfront where the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was being held. Accumulated travel points … Continue reading U.S. Bishops: Not Shaken, Nor Stirred
With These Shepherds, Whose Afraid of Wolves?
Pope Francis directed U.S. bishops to postpone decisions regarding clergy child sex abuse accountability as they gathered in Baltimore for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Dear Pennsylvania Senators…
Please contact your PA state senator to let him or her know that you'd like them to vote yes for a two-year window for victims of childhood sexual abuse
Catholics4Change Steps It Up
We are evolving to be at the forefront. Kathy and I plan to bring you more information by way of valuable blog content, webinars, podcasts and videos.
Catholics4Change Moderates Survivor Options Webinar Monday
The day began with the Pennsylvania Senate pushing a vote on a civil Statute of Limitations window into the next term, but it ends with a sweeping Federal investigation of the Pennsylvania Catholic Church. There's room for hope that justice will no longer be denied – only delayed. With that in mind, Catholics4Change is participating … Continue reading Catholics4Change Moderates Survivor Options Webinar Monday
PA Senators Vote This Week: Tell Them Window Protects Kids
Dear Senators Scarnati, Corman and Costa, As a kid, you might have been told you had a guardian angel who watched over and protected you? We were. It was fascinating to think there was an invisible presence keeping us from harm. Some kids even named their guardian angel and wondered if they’d meet them in … Continue reading PA Senators Vote This Week: Tell Them Window Protects Kids
Bishops’ Victim Compensation Plan Ignores Greater Good
Pennsylvania bishops issued a joint statement outlining a myopic and self-serving plan for compensating past victims of clergy child sex abuse.
Survivors No Longer Walking Thin Line
In the wake of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report on clergy child sex abuse, 900 survivors have called a hotline launched by the attorney general's office. PA Clergy Abuse Hotline: 888-538-8541 For many, that call was the first time they shared their abuse. I vividly remember the first time our pediatrician went over good touch/bad touch … Continue reading Survivors No Longer Walking Thin Line
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