Mark White Kieran Tapsell Title: The Cult of Secrecy Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 22JUN2021 On November 21, 2019, Bishop Barry Knestout appeared unexpectedly at St. Francis of Assisi parish in Rocky Mount, Virginia. He insisted on meeting privately with me. (The bishop had the Vicar General with him.) The
Collins Irish Abuse Survivor Title: New Vatican laws on clergy abuse not enough, says former papal commissioner Author: Joshua J. McElwee Publisher: National Catholic Reporter (NCROnline.com) Date: 17JUN2021 A respected former member of Pope Francis’ commission on clergy sexual abuse has expressed disappointment in the recent revision of the criminal section of the Catholic Church’s
Mexico Catholic Cover Up Title: Pope’s man in Mexico says clergy, bishops covered up child abuse Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 20MAY2021 ROME – Members of the Mexican clergy, including bishops, “covered up” child sexual abuse for years, according to Pope Francis’s envoy in the world’s second most populous Catholic country, who called
Vatican Theodore McCarrick Report Title: Vatican report tracks McCarrick’s rise despite allegations of abuse and misconduct Author: Gerard O’Connell Publisher: America Magazine Date: 10NOV2020 In a long awaited act of transparency, fulfilling a commitment from Pope Francis, the Vatican has today published a report based on a two-year internal investigationinto the career of former cardinal
Theodore McCarrick Altar Boys Title: Former altar boy alleges sexual misconduct by McCarrick in lawsuit Author: Ted Sherman Publisher: NJ Advance Media Date: 17AUG2020 Geoffrey Downs walked away from the Catholic Church nearly 40 years ago. He never told anyone about what led to that split. Now he says he wants everyone to know. In
Chile Church Abuse ‘Secretism’ Title: Survivors’ group in Chile condemns abuse ‘secretism’ of Catholic Church Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 31JUL2020 ROSARIO, Argentina – A little over two years after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of a controversial Chilean bishop accused of covering up the sexual abuse of his mentor, a local network
Opus Dei Vatican Sentence Title: Opus Dei confirms one of its priests sentenced by Vatican for abuse Author: Inés San Martín Publisher: Crux Date: 15JUL2020 ROSARIO, Argentina – Through a statement released on Thursday, Opus Dei publicly acknowledged the first sentence issued by the Vatican against one of its priests for sexual abuse. “The Opus
Uncle Ted’s Social Network Title: Uncle Ted’s Social Network Author: Rod Dreher Publisher: The American Conservative Date: 15JUL2020 Anybody who knows much of anything about the US Catholic Church and the abuse scandal knows that former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was at the center of much of it. But until now, to my knowledge, no one has
Priests Duesdieker Lahr Laicized Title: Two former Diocese of Jefferson City priests dismissed Author: Joe Gamm Publisher: News Tribune Date: 05JUL2020 Two men who are on the Diocese of Jefferson City’s list of priests who were credibly accused of clergy abuse have been laicized, or dismissed from being priests. Robert Duesdieker was ordained in 1980 and
Institutional Trauma Hans Zollner Title: Walking with ‘suffering Christ’ means standing with victims, says priest Author: Michelle Martin Publisher: Catholic News Service via The Catholic Sun Date: 12MAR2020 CHICAGO (CNS) — Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, one of the world’s leading experts on safeguarding minors, said the church is suffering “institutional trauma” from clerical sexual abuse,