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| 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. (full story) |
| "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. (full story) |
| 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. (full story) |
| 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. (full story) |
| 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.” (full story) |
| 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. (full story) |
| 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) |
| Responding to the Abuse Crisis - Thursday, May 10, 2012 Thomas J. Reese, SJ AMERICA I am not an expert on the crisis, but rather a journalist, commentator and priest. (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) |
| New Charge Against Bishop Finn - Tuesday, May 08, 2012 KANSAS CITY NEWS-PRESS Missouri prosecutors have asked a judge to add a second misdemeanor charge against a Kansas City diocese and its bishop, who is the highest-ranking U.S. Roman Catholic official criminally charged with shielding an abusive priest. (full story) |
| Irish Priests to Discuss Future of the Church - Monday, May 07, 2012 BBC NEWS An organisation which represents more than 850 priests in Ireland will hold a meeting on Monday to discuss the future direction of the Catholic Church. (full story) |
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