Please contact your Pennsylvania Legislators today. Tell them you support Senate Bill 681 with Rep. Mark Rozzi's amendments. Tell your Rep that you want to give child abuse victims the time they need to enter the justice system and that you want to protect children from abuse. They will be voting on this within the … Continue reading Action Needed Today: Support Legislation to Protect Children and Help Victims
Pope Begins Work on Sex Abuse
Click here to read: "Pope Forms Commission to Advise on Sex Abuse," by Associated Press, Dec. 5, 2013, Time.comExcerpt: "Pope Francis is assembling a panel of experts to advise him on sex abuse in the clergy — a task that will involve looking at how to protect children from pedophiles, how to better screen men … Continue reading Pope Begins Work on Sex Abuse
Statute of Limitations Hinders Justice and Prevention
Please view this video. 2013 AbleCine Documentary Grant - The Justice Seekers from Annie MacGregor on Vimeo.
Archdiocese Removes Father Paul From Ministry Without Announcement
by Susan Matthews First Father Paul resigned from Our Lady of Calvary, where he remained as pastor while under investigation and review for two allegations of child sex abuse. A week later, without announcement, the archdiocese temporarily removed his faculties and he will not be able to celebrate Mass in public pending the outcome of … Continue reading Archdiocese Removes Father Paul From Ministry Without Announcement
Where’s the Windex? Church Transparency Is Cloudy on Father Paul
by Susan Matthews First Father Paul resigned from Our Lady of Calvary, where he remained as pastor while under investigation and review for two allegations of child sex abuse. A week later, without announcement, the archdiocese temporarily removed his faculties and he will not be able to celebrate Mass in public pending the outcome of … Continue reading Where’s the Windex? Church Transparency Is Cloudy on Father Paul
Dizzy from Archdiocesan Spin and Furious About the Facts
by Susan Matthews Kathy Kane noticed that Father John Paul's name was removed from the official clergy list at some point this past week. Father Paul resigned as pastor of Our Lady of Calvary Parish in Philadelphia on Sunday, Nov. 10 for "physical and spiritual" health reasons stemming from two separate allegations of child sex … Continue reading Dizzy from Archdiocesan Spin and Furious About the Facts
Victim’s Family Sues Philadelphia Archdiocese for Wrongful Death
Click here to read: "Overdose victim's family sues Archdiocese for wrongful death," by Joseph A. Slobodzian, The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 13, 2013. The lawsuit contends that church officials' failure to remove Brennan, a priest with a long history of complaints about misconduct with young boys, directly led to him molesting Patrick McIlmail from … Continue reading Victim’s Family Sues Philadelphia Archdiocese for Wrongful Death
Financial Investigation Prompted Removal While Sex Abuse Investigation Did Not
By Kathy Kane,In the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, it seems financial allegations may be taken more seriously than child sex abuse allegations.Case in point, when the Archdiocese "suspected" Anita Guzzardi of embezzling, they removed the Chief Financial Officer from her position. Father John Paul was allowed to remain as pastor of Our Lady of Calvary after … Continue reading Financial Investigation Prompted Removal While Sex Abuse Investigation Did Not
Parish Parents Not Considered ‘Pertinent Parties’ in Pastor’s Child Abuse Allegations
Archdiocesan Statement Father John Paul resigned as pastor of Our Lady of Calvary Parish earlier this week. He came to that decision of his own accord amid the stress and anxiety relative to an investigation into alleged misconduct on his part. Earlier this year, the Archdiocese received allegations that Father Paul had sexually abused minors … Continue reading Parish Parents Not Considered ‘Pertinent Parties’ in Pastor’s Child Abuse Allegations
Our Lady of Calvary Pastor Resigns Following Abuse Allegations
Click here to read: "Pastor resigns following sex-abuse allegations," by Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 10, 2013 Excerpt: "A pastor of a Northeast Philadelphia Catholic church who was accused of sexually abusing children 45 years ago has resigned and moved out of the parish's residential premises, according to a memo to parishioners. The Rev. … Continue reading Our Lady of Calvary Pastor Resigns Following Abuse Allegations
