McCarrick Report Bishop Barron Title: Report shows ‘tragic incompetence’ on McCarrick, Barron says Author: John L. Allen Jr Publisher: Crux Date: 13NOV2020 ROME – At the heart of the Vatican’s recent report on the case of ex-cardinal and ex-priest Theodore McCarrick is a story of “tragic incompetence” fueled by a “self-referential and self-protective” clerical culture,
Clericalism Sex Abuse Crisis Title: The McCarrick Report confirms it: Clericalism powered the sex abuse crisis. Author: Sam Sawyer, S.J. Publisher: America Magazine Date: 12NOV2020 People have been scouring the 461 pages of the McCarrick Report, looking for a smoking gun that definitively explains what went wrong and who should be held responsible for the
Pope Francis McCarrick Report Title: Pope Francis responds to McCarrick report with vow to end sexual abuse Author: Chico Harlan and StefanoPitrelli Publisher: The Washington Post Date: 11NOV2020 ROME — Pope Francis on Wednesday vowed to “eradicate” the evil of sexual abuse from the Catholic Church, one day after an investigation into the case of
Rod MacLeod Basilian Victory Title: Historic victory for clergy sex abuse victims Presenter: Adrian Ghobrial Publisher: City News Date: 17OCT2020 A historic order of Catholic priests fights a sexual assault verdict all the way to Canada’s highest court, only to lose. Adrian Ghobrial with the legal victory for Canadian survivors of child sexual abuse. To
Travis Clark Demonic Depraved Title: New Orleans archbishop calls priest’s acts ‘demonic,’ cleanses small town church Author: Jennifer Crockett Publisher: WDSU Date: 10OCT2020 Priest accused of having group sex at altar removed from ministry. Archbishop Gregory Aymond led Mass Saturday at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pearl River to introduce a new priest
Death Of Altar Boy Title: Guest Post: Book Review Author: Ann White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 10OCT2020 Death of an Altar Boy: The Unsolved Murder of Danny Croteau and the Culture of Abuse in the Catholic Church by E.J. Fleming, 2018. Reviewed by Ann White In 1972, thirteen year-old Danny Croteau was found
Catholics Against One Another Title: Anti-Catholicism is real—and it’s turning Catholics against one another Author: Bill McCormick, S.J. Publisher: America Magazine Date: 07OCT2020 Can Catholics be real Americans? This question has vexed many of us since 1776.There are many reasons to think we are not. Historically many Catholics have been immigrants, which is to say
Podcast: Crisis Episode 4 Title: Crisis Episode 4: Survivors’ Voices Podcast: Crisis: Clergy Abuse in the Catholic Church Host: Karna Lozoya Publisher: The Catholic Project Date: 30SEP2020 When the crisis of 2018 hit, many men and women were already dealing with trauma from their own experiences of abuse. James Grein and Teresa Pitt Green share their
Ordained By Theodore McCarrick Title: Second Part of Chapter II Draft Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 26SEP2020 Ordained by a Predator, Chapter II, “What I Think Happened with McCarrick,” part 2. [Part 1 of Chapter II is here.; Chapter I is here.] Some of McCarrick’s victims had complained. McCarrick’s successor
Podcast: Crisis Episode 2 Title: Crisis: Episode 2: Show Notes Podcast: Crisis: Clergy Abuse in the Catholic Church Host: Karna Lozoya Publisher: The Catholic Project Date: 16SEP2020 Sexual abuse by clergy of the Catholic Church is not a new problem. “How Did We Get Here?” looks at the early signs in the 1950’s and walks