CDF Sets Worldwide Deadline for Procedures on Clergy Sex Abuse

On his site, Whispers in the Loggia, Rocco Palmo shares the English text of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's release today regarding the formulation of norms on clergy sex-abuse. "... the head of the "Holy Office," Cardinal William Levada, called on every national bench to complete their own procedures on the handling … Continue reading CDF Sets Worldwide Deadline for Procedures on Clergy Sex Abuse

How the Archdiocese Handles Priest Abusers

Information supplied by the Catholic Accountability Project •    66 priests acknowledged by AD as abusers •    27 laicized, 17 sentenced to “prayer and penance” •    2  “defrocking” cases pending •    Rev. James J. Brennan and Rev. Robert L. Brennan http://archphila.org/protection/Updates/update_main.htm Laicization •    No records are kept of their whereabouts. (Editor's Note: The Dioceses of Detroit … Continue reading How the Archdiocese Handles Priest Abusers

Expert Weighs In With Heavy Words On Lack of Progress

"The Scandal Continues: Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis," by Anne M. Burke, U.S. Catholic, April 27, 2011 Burke is an Illinois Supreme Court Justice who served as interim chair of the National Review Board, the board of lay Catholics that was charged by the U.S. bishops to oversee their compliance with the reforms they had pledged … Continue reading Expert Weighs In With Heavy Words On Lack of Progress