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News

Defrocked Catholic priest Richard Lavigne in deathbed tapes: ‘I assume I’m going to heaven’ (audio)

Defrocked Catholic priest Lavigne Title: Defrocked Catholic priest Richard Lavigne in deathbed tapes: ‘I assume I’m going to heaven’ (audio) Author: Stephanie Barry Publisher: MassLive.com Date: 11JUL2021 Until his last breath, defrocked Roman Catholic priest Richard R. Lavigne — prolific child molester, alleged murderer and catalyst for many lifetimes of ruin — remained convinced he

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Opinion

Guest Post: Book Review

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

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Child Sexual Abuse

A painful, necessary reminder

The Keepers Sister Cathy Title: A painful, necessary reminder Author: Most Rev. William E. Lori Publisher: Archdiocese of Baltimore In May, Netflix released a seven-part series called “The Keepers,” which details the efforts of a number of people to solve the 1969 murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik, S.S.N.D. Sister Cathy, as she is known by

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Blog

The Cruel Massachusetts Cesspool

The Cruel Massachusetts Cesspool Title: The Cruel Massachusetts Cesspool Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 18JUL2020 [A long and complicated story, dear reader. And painful. But true. And important.] In volume III of her historical study Rite of Sodomy, Randy Engel describes how she began an extended personal correspondence with an inmate

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Report on sexual abuse allegations against late Springfield Bishop Christopher Weldon could prove pivotal

Springfield Bishop Christopher Weldon Title: Report on sexual abuse allegations against late Springfield Bishop Christopher Weldon could prove pivotal Author: Anne-Gerard Flynn Publisher: MassLive Media Date: 22JUN2020 A soon-to-be-released report nearly a year in the making could shed light on decades of sexual abuse by clergy in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield and forever

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