USCCB Fall General Assembly Fails to Address Child Sex Abuse Issue

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Where is the discussion on the Child Sex Abuse Issue? Is it on any Bishop's agenda? Watch The 2011 Fall General Assembly, as posted on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Web site. Special thanks to Jerry Slevin for this submission. This Thanksgiving, Kathy and I are especially grateful for our readership and those … Continue reading USCCB Fall General Assembly Fails to Address Child Sex Abuse Issue

Penn State Scandal Puts Church Scandal In New Light

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This is an excellent article. Click here to read: "Penn State sex case rivets public, fuels reforms," by MaryClaire Dale, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle, November 21, 2011 Excerpt: "There are far more numbers (of victims and abusers) in the priest-abuse scandal, and one might even think larger violations of trust," said Frank Cervone, executive … Continue reading Penn State Scandal Puts Church Scandal In New Light

Penn State Scandal Prompts New Reporting Bills

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Click here to read: "Penn State scandal will prompt bills on reporting child sex abuse, lawmakers say," by David O'Reilly, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 14, 2011 Excerpt: "The sad thing is, Paterno didn't violate the law" by failing to notify authorities, said Rep. Kevin Boyle (D., Phila). He just kicked it upstairs, which was legal," … Continue reading Penn State Scandal Prompts New Reporting Bills

Sex Abuse Survivor Speaks at Our Mother of Consolation

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By guest blogger and clergy sex abuse survivor Vicky On Monday night, November 7th, 2011, I had the great privilege of telling my story to members of Our Mother of Consolation Church in Chestnut Hill. There were four of us on the panel. The first speaker described her struggle to understand the current problems with … Continue reading Sex Abuse Survivor Speaks at Our Mother of Consolation