In July of 2006, Maureen McCartney and Mariana Sorenson, two prosecutors assigned to the 2005 Philadelphia grand jury investigation wrote Cardinal Rigali a letter foreshadowing the 2011 Grand Jury Report. "We are writing to you as private citizens and advocates of legislative reform because we are alarmed by the message – propagated by Church lobbyists … Continue reading Prosecutors’ Prophetic 2006 Letter Begged Cardinal to Consider His Conscience
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Front Page Outrage From Head of Sex Abuse Review Panel for Philly Archdiocese
Front page of The Inquirer today: "The chairwoman of the panel that reviews clergy sex-abuse cases for the Philadelphia Archdiocese has lashed out at Cardinal Justin Rigali and his bishops, accusing them of having "failed miserably at being open and transparent" about the misdeeds of their priests." "Head of Philly Priest Sex-Abuse Review Panel Criticizes … Continue reading Front Page Outrage From Head of Sex Abuse Review Panel for Philly Archdiocese