USCCB Abuse Claims 2019 Title: US Catholic bishops: clergy sex abuse claims tripled in 2019 Author: David Crary AP National Writer Publisher: ABC News AP Date: 25JUN2020 NEW YORK — U.S. Roman Catholic bishops said Thursday that the church tallied 4,434 sex abuse allegations against clergy in the 2018-19 audit year, triple the number seen the
Plenary Broken Promises Australia Title: A Plenary of Broken Promises? Author: Gail Freyne Publisher: John Menadue-Pearls & Irritations Date: 17JUN2020 When the people in the pews get so restless that evidence of deceptive dealing at the top of the Catholic Church in Australia starts falling off the back of trucks these same leaders should know
Sleeman Catholic Evil Searson Title: Former principal who warned of dangerous priest to sue Catholic church Author: Adam Cooper Publisher: The Sydney Morning Herald Date: 29MAY2020 If not for a principal’s principles, Graeme Sleeman could have avoided 25 years of emotional and financial hardship. “That’s the thing that sticks in my neck the most,” the
Saints NFL Catholic CoverUps Title: NFL team’s deep Catholic ties behind role in abuse crisis Author: Jim Mustian, Reese Dunkin, Brett Martel (Associated Press). Publisher: Crux Date: 12FEB2020 NEW ORLEANS – Why would an NFL team, even one called the Saints, strike a behind-the-scenes alliance with the Catholic Church on an issue as emotionally fraught
KATC SNAP State Church Title: SNAP asks governor to order state investigation of church Author: KATC News Publisher: KATC Date: 26MAY2020 The Louisiana chapter of SNAP has asked Gov. John Bel Edwards to direct State Police to investigate the Catholic Church. The organization, which represents and speaks for survivors of sexual abuse by priests, believes
Oakland priest sexual abuse Title: Catholic priest sexual abuse survivor suing Oakland Diocese and East Bay churches Author: Joseph Geha Publisher: The Mercury News/ Bay Area News Group Date: 26MAY2020 Complaint alleges diocese, churches were negligent about “predator priests” The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland and two East Bay churches are the target of a
Cardinal Truths Saturday Paper Title: Editorial: Cardinal truths Author: Editor Edition No: 300 Publisher: The Saturday Paper Date: May 9-15, 2020 He knew. When he walked into Melbourne Magistrates’ Court in 1993 beside Gerald Ridsdale, a man facing dozens of counts of indecent assault against boys, George Pell knew the priest had been abusing children in
Ridsdale Likely Die Custody Title: More jail time means Gerald Ridsdale is ‘likely to die in custody’ Author: Tammy Mills Publisher: The Age Date: 14MAY2020 Australia’s most prolific paedophile priest, Gerald Ridsdale, is likely to die in prison after having his jail time increased again following another sentence for sexually abusing boys. Ridsdale, due to
Knestout White Kaitlyn Long Title: Guest Post: Miss Kaitlyn Long Author: Kaitlyn A. Long Publisher: Father Mark White blog Date: 11MAY2020 To his Excellency Archbishop Lori of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, his Excellency Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio of the United States, and to anyone whom it may concern, I am a 22-year-old parishioner at
Cupich Zollner Regaining TRUST Title: Cupich on new Catholic Church abuse protection task force: ‘Regaining trust has to begin with a profound sense of responsibility’ Author: JAVONTE ANDERSON Publisher: Chicago Tribune Date: 03MAR2020 In their first interview since Pope Francis named them among the leaders of a new worldwide task force on sexual abuse protections,