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
Msgr. Lynn Leaves Prison
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
D.A. Says Diocesan Action Is Disgusting
Click here to read: "D.A. blasts archdiocese for helping Lynn make bail," by Robert Moran, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 31, 2013
Archdiocese Helps Lynn Post Bail
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
Ethical Food for Thought for Past & Present Archdiosecan Employees
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
Kids Are Safer Thanks to Tireless Efforts of Many
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
Bottom Line: Msgr. Lynn Case Uncovered Decades of Coverup
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
Lynn Court Decision Wasn’t About Right or Wrong
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
Overturned Conviction Doesn’t Make Msgr. Lynn Innocent
A timing technicality or interpretation of the law may set Msgr. Lynn free, but it does not relieve him of moral or ethical guilt. While once again victims are robbed of justice, the evidence was crystal clear during his trial. The memos and letters proved the archdiocese covered up clergy child sex abuse with the … Continue reading Overturned Conviction Doesn’t Make Msgr. Lynn Innocent
Former Archbishop Ryan President to Be Paroled
Click here to read: "Friar who headed Archbishop Ryan to be paroled," by Julie Shaw, The Philadelphia Daily News, December 22, 2013ARTHUR BASELICE Jr. is a lost soul, a man destroyed by the Catholic Church.His son, Arthur Baselice III, died at age 28 of a drug overdose, and the father has blamed Charles Newman, the … Continue reading Former Archbishop Ryan President to Be Paroled
