Dark Shadow of Scandal Title: The dark shadow of scandal still lurks four years after the Royal Commission findings Author: Francis Sullivan Publisher: John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations Date: 08OCT2021 Unless all the implications of the sex abuse scandal are faced head-on, the Church will struggle to be identified for anything else. Thursday at
Canon Law Crime Punishment Title: Vatican tells bishops to get serious on crime and punishment Author: Elise Ann Allen Publisher: Crux Date: 02JUN2021 ROME – On Tuesday the Vatican published a long-awaited revision of Book VI of the Code of Canon Law, unveiling a brand-new penal system including a handful of new crimes and making
Crimes Mandatory Reporting Police Title:Catholic church unveils new system for reporting sexual abuse committed or covered up by bishops Author: CBC Staff Publisher: CBC Canada Date: 07MAY2021 Victims, advocates question why police aren’t considered the first point of contact. Victims and advocates say a new system for reporting sexual abuse and cover-ups by Catholic bishops
RIP Father Glen Walsh Title: Father Glen Walsh paid a heavy price Author: Chris Geraghty Publisher: John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations Date: 09SEP2020 The revelations never end about priests and brothers, of monsignors and bishops with their secret sexual lives, masturbating, buggerizing, sodomizing and raping boys and girls – protected by an amoral hierarchy
New Orleans SNAP Highfill Title: New Orleans SNAP Reacts To Archbishop Aymond Adding Fr. Brian Highfill to the List of Credibly Accused Clerics Author: Kevin Bourgeois Publisher: Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) Date: 20AUG2020 Dr. Scot Brandner and I grew up in the same St. Catherine of Siena parish neighborhood in Old
Waiting For McCarrick Report Title: Waiting for the McCarrick Report Author: Stephen P. White Publisher: The Catholic Thing Date: 06AUG2020 NY’s Cardinal Dolan held an online held a video conference for the clergy Tuesday and said that his sources tell him that the McCarrick report will be out later this month. He said he does not
Figueiredo Report Theodore McCarrick Title: ‘Follow the Path of Truth Wherever it May Lead’ Author: Monsignor Anthony J. Figueiredo Publisher: TheFigueiredoReport.com Date: 28MAY2019 The former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick ordained me to the priesthood 25 years ago today. I served as his personal secretary in the Archdiocese of Newark (September 1994 – June 1995) and also assisted
Rozanski Velis Weldon Editorial Title: Rozanski’s actions in sex abuse case sets path for change in motion (Editorial) Authors: The Republican Editorials Publisher: MassLive Media Date: 02JUN2020 “I was raped.” The claim by a Berkshire County man that he had been repeatedly raped and molested as altar boy by one of the most revered figures in