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20 years after Boston Globe’s ‘Spotlight,’ we need a national database of accused clergy

20 Years After ‘Spotlight’ Title: 20 years after Boston Globe’s ‘Spotlight,’ we need a national database of accused clergy Author: Barbara Thorp Publisher: NCR Online Date: 04JAN2022 In the United States, the terrible truth that Catholic clergy have sexually violated children has been known publicly now for at least 36 years. For this truth-telling, we

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January 5, 2022 No Comments
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Opinion

He Blew the Whistle on the Catholic Church in 1985. Why Didn’t We Listen?

Jason Berry Clergy Abuse Title: He Blew the Whistle on the Catholic Church in 1985. Why Didn’t We Listen? Author:  Ben Proudfoot Featuring: Jason Berry Publisher: The New York Times Date: 24AUG2021 Nearly 20 years ago, an investigation by The Boston Globe into sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests ignited a firestorm of scandal that

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August 29, 2021 No Comments
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News

‘Bravo to Louisiana’: Governor removes deadlines for child sex abuse suits

Catholic Church Abuse Scandal Title: ‘Bravo to Louisiana’: Governor removes deadlines for child sex abuse suits Author: Ramon Antonio Vargas Publisher: Nola.com Date: 14JUN2021 Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed a legislative bill removing legal deadlines for child sex abuse victims to sue for damages, awarding a major victory to survivors of the Roman

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June 16, 2021 No Comments
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News

Bill giving some child sex abuse victims more time to sue passes Louisiana House

Louisiana House Bill 492 Title: Bill giving some child sex abuse victims more time to sue passes Louisiana House Author: Ramon Antonio Vargas Publisher: NOLA.Com Date: 11MAY2021 Bill was championed by a coalition of mostly Catholic clerical molestation victims. The Louisiana House on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that would give victims of child molestation

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May 12, 2021 No Comments
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Opinion

The Connection between Archbishop Gregory Aymond and St. John Vianney Prep

SNAP Archbishop Gregory Aymond Title: The Connection between Archbishop Gregory Aymond and St. John Vianney Prep Author: Kevin Bourgeois Publisher: Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) Date: 03DEC2020 I am a proud graduate of St. John Prep’s final graduating class of 1985. My high school alma mater closed, we were told, because not

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December 5, 2020 No Comments
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New Orleans archdiocese seeks laicization for all clergy credibly accused of sex abuse

Clergy Laicization Sex Abuse Title: New Orleans archdiocese seeks laicization for all clergy credibly accused of sex abuse Author: Kevin Jones Publisher: Catholic News Agency Date:  27OCT2020 While allegations against two New Orleans-area priests have again raised questions about the Church’s response to clergy misconduct, the Archdiocese of New Orleans has confirmed that for the

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October 28, 2020 No Comments
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Rev. Pat Wattigny, Louisiana priest accused of sexual abuse, arrested in Georgia

Rev. Pat Wattigny Arrested Title: Rev. Pat Wattigny, Louisiana priest accused of sexual abuse, arrested in Georgia Author: Ramon Antonio Vargas & David Hammer Publisher: Nola.Com Date: 23OCT2020 Police in Georgia have arrested Roman Catholic priest Patrick Wattigny on a St. Tammany Parish warrant accusing him of sexually abusing a minor in 2013 while he was

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October 24, 2020 No Comments
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Podcast

Father Doyle: Uncovering Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church

Father Thomas Doyle Podcast Title: Father Doyle: Uncovering Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church Presenter: Attorney Steve Heisler Publisher: Injured Senior Podcast Date: 20OCT2020 EPISODE NOTES About Father Doyle: Tom Doyle, is a truly heroic advocate for transparency and accountability in the Catholic Church, in all churches and synagogues and mosques. There are more than

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October 21, 2020 No Comments
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Survivor group demands Vatican investigation of New Orleans archdiocese

New Orleans archdiocese investigation Title: Survivor group demands Vatican investigation of New Orleans archdiocese Author: Madeleine Davison Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 19OCT2020 A priest at a Catholic high school was removed from ministry after confessing he had abused a child in 2013. Another priest was arrested after allegedly engaging in sexual acts with two

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October 19, 2020 No Comments
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Blog

Book about the Crisis, Reviewed for Profiles in Catholicism

Mark White McCarrick Formicola Title: Book about the Crisis, Reviewed for Profiles in Catholicism Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 26SEP2020 The on-line/print publication asked me to review  Papal Policies on Clerical Sexual Abuse: God Weepsby Jo Renee Formicola. They also published my review of the book on their “Clerical Sexual

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September 27, 2020 No Comments

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