Tag: Bishop Michael Bransfield

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McCarrick report shows a church infected with unchecked clericalism

McCarrick Report Sick Church Title: McCarrick report shows a church infected with unchecked clericalism Author: Lisa Fullam Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 29DEC2020 The Vatican’s report on defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick revealed sexual abuse of adults and minors by a Catholic cleric and its cover-up by church officials — more of the same pattern we’ve

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James Still Deserves an Amanuensis + Lincoln’s Second Inaugural

Father Mark White Lincoln Title: James Still Deserves an Amanuensis + Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 06 OCT2020 Abraham Lincoln faced defeat in the election in 1864. But then General William T. Sherman took Atlanta (as recounted in Gone With the Wind). The victory restored the voters’ faith

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Ex-Bishop Michael Bransfield’s ‘creepy’ behavior detailed

‘Creepy’ Bishop Michael Bransfield Title: Ex-Bishop Michael Bransfield’s ‘creepy’ behavior detailed Author: Alan Olson Publisher: The Weirton Daily Times Date: 24AUG2020 WHEELING — With Michael Bransfield issuing a six-sentence letter of apology to the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston last weekend for years of sexual and financial abuse, the church hopes to consider the matter closed. The

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Vatican agrees to weakened restitution for West Virginia bishop accused of sexual and financial misdeeds

Bishop Michael J. Bransfield Title: Vatican agrees to weakened restitution for West Virginia bishop accused of sexual and financial misdeeds Author: Michelle Boorstein Publisher: The Washington Post Date: 20AUG2020 The Vatican has approved much-reduced reparations, including an apology letter that takes no direct responsibility, for a former West Virginia bishop accused of misusing millions in church

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W Virginia’s Catholic bishop says emeritus Bishop Bransfield not in contact

Missing Bishop Michael Bransfield Title: W Virginia’s Catholic bishop says emeritus Bishop Bransfield not in contact Author: Kevin J. Jones Publisher: Catholic News Agency (CNA) Date: 15AUG2020 Denver Newsroom, Aug 15, 2020 / 03:01 pm MT (CNA).- Bishop Michael Bransfield, who headed West Virginia’s only Catholic diocese before retiring amid scandal, has not communicated with

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U.S. Catholic Church Received Billions in Taxpayer Funds from Paycheck Protection Program

Catholic Billions Taxpayer Funds Title: U.S. Catholic Church Received Billions in Taxpayer Funds from Paycheck Protection Program Authors: Reese Dunklin and Michael Rezendes AP Publisher: Time via AP Date: 10JULY2020 (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus

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