Click here to read: "Cardinal George's letter published on priest sex abuse cases," by Diane Pathieu, ABClocal - WLS-TV, Chicago, January 12, 2013.Excerpt: "As part of a court settlement, the church will soon disclose documents identifying 30 former clergy members accused in sexual abuse cases and the files will also identify church officials that are … Continue reading Same Clergy Child Sex Abuse Story – Different City

Click here to read: "Philadelphia Archdiocese prolongs its own suffering," by Karen Heller, columnist, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan. 8, 2014 Excerpt: "Last month, the archdiocese suspended a priest who had been allowed to work for almost a year after multiple accusers alleged he had abused them. The church refused to release details. This came the … Continue reading Archdiocese Continues to Wound Itself

Click here to read: "Lynn returns to court, hears bail conditions," by Allison Steele, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan. 6, 2014Excerpt: Last week, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia posted the $25,000 necessary to secure Lynn's bail while the appeal proceeds. His lawyer, Thomas A. Bergstrom, said Lynn will live at the rectory of St. William, a parish … Continue reading Lynn to Reside at St. Williams

Click here to read: "Pa. priest released from prison after appeal," by The Associated Press, Jan. 2, 2013 Excerpt: "Chaput has twice visited Lynn in prison and has said that no one person should become the scapegoat for the abuse crisis." Editor's note: According to Archbishop Chaput's logic, if everyone involved in a crime isn't … Continue reading Msgr. Lynn Leaves Prison

Click here to read: "D.A. blasts archdiocese for helping Lynn make bail," by Robert Moran, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 31, 2013

Not too much leaves me speechless, but this stunned me to the core. This is no longer just a blog. I will continue C4C but will start living the "change" part. I'm furious for survivors and Catholics in general. 2014 is a new year. Tune in tomorrow.Click here to read: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/pa-monsignor-surrenders-passport-awaits-release-21380540

Click here to read, "Church lawyer turned whistleblower named 'person of the year,'" by Richard Meryhew, Star Tribune, Dec. 30, 2013 Excerpt: "The whistleblower who set off a storm of controversy over clergy sex abuse in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has been named “person of the year” by a national Catholic newspaper. … Continue reading Ethical Food for Thought for Past & Present Archdiosecan Employees

By Kathy Kane July 26, 2006 Dear Cardinal Rigali, We are two of the prosecutors assigned to the Philadelphia grand jury investigation that resulted in the report issued ten months ago regarding the sexual abuse of children in the Archdiocese. We have since been involved in efforts to have the grand jury's legislative recommendations become … Continue reading Kids Are Safer Thanks to Tireless Efforts of Many

As the judge set bail for Msgr. Lynn today, many are disheartened. However, justice isn't the end game for many advocates and victims. It's one of many means to an end. While many would like to paint victims as vengeful and money hungry, that simply isn't the case for those I've met. Most lie awake … Continue reading Bottom Line: Msgr. Lynn Case Uncovered Decades of Coverup

Father Chris Walsh sums it up best in the most recent article on Msgr. Lynn's overturned conviction in the Philadelphia Inquirer.Excerpt: "The decision 'wasn't about whether he did something right or wrong. It was whether he did something that he could have been prosecuted for," Walsh, pastor of St. Raymond of Penafort in Mount Airy, … Continue reading Lynn Court Decision Wasn’t About Right or Wrong