Click here to read: "Monica Yant Kinney: Accuser holds up well at clergy sex abuse trial," The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 5, 2012 Excerpt: "I'd forgotten that Mark was a Marine. In spite of everything he's endured, he strode confidently into the courtroom, with a shaved head and chiseled face, wearing crisp gray pants, navy vest, … Continue reading “Mark” Held His Own Under Scrutiny
Children Welcome at Good Friday Prayer Service at Steps of Cathedral
Many have asked about bringing children to the prayer service as it is a day off from school for many. They are certainly welcome and this a peaceful vigil versus a protest. Many children attended vigils in Boston. Prayers read aloud will be appropriate for all ages.
We Need Your Support at Cathedral this Good Friday from 11 a.m. to noon.
Several thousand people visit this site each week. We are asking each of you to join us at the steps of the Cathedral this Good Friday from 11 a.m. to noon. Are you sickened, outraged, betrayed? Do you want your Church renewed? Show it by showing up. The victims deserve a very visible sign of … Continue reading We Need Your Support at Cathedral this Good Friday from 11 a.m. to noon.
Secret Church Documents Provide Damning Evidence
Click here to read: "Secret church documents presented at clergy trial," by John P. Martin, The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 2, 2012 Opening: "One priest, the Rev. John Cannon, sneaked into a cabin at night at a church-run camp, groped the boys in their beds, and forced them to do the same to him...."
Help Victims Carry Their Cross and Pray for Church: Join Us Good Friday At Steps of Cathedral
During last Sunday's homily, a priest at St. David in Willow Grove, asked congregants to pray for the victims of clergy sex abuse this Easter season as we enter the clergy sex abuse trial and what could be called the "passion of the Philadelphia Church." It's not enough to pray alone at home. More than … Continue reading Help Victims Carry Their Cross and Pray for Church: Join Us Good Friday At Steps of Cathedral
Church’s Epic Failure to Protect Children Revealed During Philly Trial
Click here to read: "Pa. trial shows church abuse allegations strategy," CBSNews.com, March 31, 2012 Excerpt: Philadelphia prosecutors have been investigating the archdiocese for 10 years, since the priest-abuse scandal exploded in Boston. Around the country, about 500 Roman Catholic priests have been convicted of child sex abuse, and dioceses have paid out more than … Continue reading Church’s Epic Failure to Protect Children Revealed During Philly Trial
Culture of Clergy Needs A Course Correction
Click here to read: "Monica Yant Kinney: Dystunction among the vicars of Christ," Philadelphia Inquirer Columnist, April 1, 2012 Excerpt: Only a priest with zero fear of repercussions would lie about ordering gay porn on a parish TV, as the Rev. Michael Murtha did even as his pastor presented evidence in the form of a … Continue reading Culture of Clergy Needs A Course Correction
The Depths of Depravity Revealed As Priests’ Trial Opens
Area Catholics are digesting the full scope of priest sex abuse crimes this Palm Sunday as they read the Inquirer. Some clergy tried to prepare their parishes last Sunday for what one called "the passion of the Philadelphia Church." But what could ready congregations for the details that have emerged during the trial that began … Continue reading The Depths of Depravity Revealed As Priests’ Trial Opens
Pastor Testifies that Lynn Kept Him In the Dark About Priest’s Sick History
Click here to read: "Pastor says he was not told of priest's sex past," by John P. Martin, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 28, 2012 Excerpt: A Havertown pastor testified Wednesday that the Archdiocese of Philadelphia sent a priest to his parish in 2002 without telling him that the man had been caught with gay sadomasochistic … Continue reading Pastor Testifies that Lynn Kept Him In the Dark About Priest’s Sick History
Student Stalked by Priest Testifies for the Prosecution
Click here to read: "Witness recall being stalked by priest," by John P. Martin, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 28, 2012 Excerpt: "I told you I'd find you," the Rev. Francis Trauger allegedly told the boy, then 15. The priest ordered the boy to kneel and unzip his pants, but the forced encounter abruptly ended … Continue reading Student Stalked by Priest Testifies for the Prosecution
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