News & Issues
Canadian Bishop Laicized - Wednesday, May 16, 2012
CNS Raymond Lahey, the retired bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, who was convicted of importing child pornography, has been laicized by the Vatican, said the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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"Never Admit to Other Cases" - Tuesday, May 15, 2012
John P. Martin
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
In 1991, Msgr. William J. Lynn wrote a memo outlining his interview with a man who said he had been molested by the Rev. Michael McCarthy, a longtime teacher at Cardinal O’Hara.
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Another Legionary Scandal - Tuesday, May 15, 2012
John Allen NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
A high-profile American priest in the Legionaries of Christ has acknowledged having had a sexual relationship with a woman and fathering her child, adding another chapter to the growing scandals surrounding the controversial religious order.
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Lawyer Says Philly Officials Lied to Him - Monday, May 14, 2012
Tony Hanson CBS A longtime lawyer for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia says a deceased Roman Catholic cardinal and his top aides lied about shredding a key piece of evidence in the clergy-abuse scandal.
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E.J. Dionne Not Leaving the Church - Monday, May 14, 2012
E.J. Dionne FALL RIVER HERALD NEWS
Recently, a group called the Freedom from Religion Foundation ran a full-page ad in The Washington Post cast as an “open letter to ‘liberal’ and ‘nominal’ Catholics.” Its headline commanded: “It’s Time to Quit the Catholic Church.”
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Green Bay Diocese on Trial - Monday, May 14, 2012
Jim Collar GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE A former Fox Valley priest spent nearly eight years in prison for the 1978 sexual assaults of two young parishioners, but his victims say justice hasn’t been fully served.
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Seven Legion Priests Under Investigation - Saturday, May 12, 2012
Stacy Meichtry WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Vatican has launched an investigation into whether seven priests in the Legion of Christ sexually abused minors, the Vatican and the Legion said on Friday, opening a new chapter in the prominent religious order's struggle to recover from a scandal that disgraced it's founder. (full story) |
THE VATICAN'S FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM - Thursday, May 10, 2012
Eddie Molloy THE ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC PRIESTS
When the white smoke went up and a voice announced “Habemus papam, Cardinalem Josephum – - - ” my heart sank because I knew that the next word would be “Ratzinger”. (full story) |
Healing Philadelphia Catholics - Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Susan Matthews CATHOLICS4CHANGE
“Honesty, Healing and Hope in Christ: Confronting Sexual Violence in Our Archdiocese,” is a long overdue archdiocesan outreach to the parish level. It could very well help some Catholics begin to heal and give them hope. (full story) |
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