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| Report on bankrupt dioceses hiding assets - Thursday, July 01, 2010 7-1-10 You heard all this stuff about, “This is a financial disaster, and we’re gonna have to close schools, parishes, soup kitchens– you know, people are gonna be on the street.” They settled the cases, and none of that happened. And what that’s illustrative of is they’re just not tellin’ the truth. This is an institution that is so cash heavy, and has so much money; you couldn’t really bankrupt them if you wanted to. This is about minimizing exposure, and controlling information, nothing else. (full story) |
| Focused on the mission - Thursday, July 01, 2010 7-1-10 The incoming Catholic bishop of Spokane is undaunted by the challenges of leading a cash-strapped church in the aftermath of bankruptcy brought on by the clergy sex abuse crisis. Bishop Blase J. Cupich, 61, said “The important thing is mission, not money. If you get mission right, money follows.” (full story) |
| Pope and Belgian archbishop discuss raid - Thursday, July 01, 2010 7-1-10 Pope Benedict XVI received in a private audience this Wednesday Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard of Mechelen-Brussels, who is also the president of the Belgian Episcopal Conference. In their conversation, the two discussed the recent Belgian police raid in the archdiocese. The unscheduled meeting, the only private one held Wednesday by the Pontiff, lasted longer than the usual. (full story) |
| 'Trust Us' - Thursday, July 01, 2010 6-30-10 In the case that was filed today in St. Paul, MN against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, one of the Plaintiffs actually reported that Fr. Thomas Stitts was having sexual contact with him to his grade school principal. In response, the kid was called deranged and mentally unstable for making such an outrageous claim against the good father. This is the seventh known case against Fr. Stitts. (full story) |
| Victim files complaint over Belgian raid - Thursday, July 01, 2010 6-29-10 A Belgian man who says he was sexually abused by a priest filed a complaint with Brussels prosecutors Tuesday after his confidential testimony to a church-appointed panel was seized by Belgian police. Jan Hertogen, a 63-year-old sociologist, said he told his story to the panel on the condition it would not be passed to authorities. He said the police raids - which also targeted a Catholic cathedral, church offices and a crypt - were an invasion of his privacy. (full story) |
| Is church's future tied to bishops? - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 6-29-10 The pallium ceremony is a case in point of the growing disconnect between people and leadership. It is a ceremony that highlights the connection between pope and bishops. But where is the laity invested in this ceremony? The inference one must draw is that authority immediately and automatically comes from the office itself, even though no one under that authority has a clue as to who made the selections and why. The men involved may be perfectly qualified, but who knows? And how would we know? (full story) |
| 2 more men claim abuse by St. Paul priest - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 6-29-10 Two more men alleging that they were sexually abused by a Twin Cities priest filed suits against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Tuesday, claiming that the church endangered them by concealing reports about the priest's behavior. All four suits concern the Rev. Thomas Stitts and charge that the archdiocese knew of abuse complaints against him in the late 1960s and early '70s but did nothing to prevent further violations. Stitts died in 1985. (full story) |
| Vatican: an 'incorrect interpretation' - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 6-30-10 Holy See Press Office Director Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J. provided the following clarification: The reference to financial activities for which - as the note affirmed - there may also have been 'errors of judgement' is to be considered as a general observation, and not as referring to any particular administration. As regards Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, archbishop of Naples, Italy, who led the congregation from 2001 to 2006, we reiterate 'respect and solidarity', in the certainty that his correct conduct may lead to a complete and rapid clarification of the judicial proceedings. (full story) |
| Dutch lawyer calls for similar raid - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 6-30-10 [summary] A Dutch lawyer wants raids in Dutch churches similar to what was carried out in Belgium. He represents 30 alleged victims of abuse who have filed claims against the dioceses and religious orders. (full story) |
| Former religious ed. teacher pleads guilty - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 6-29-10 A 51-year-old former religion teacher admitted Tuesday he had sex with a 14-year-old girl, crimes that could send Salvatore Magro to prison for 15 years. Magro worked at a Downtown bank when arrested but he used to teach religion and social studies to elementary students at Delhi Township’s [Ohio] Our Lady of Victory school until 2008. (full story) |
| Parishioners refuse to attend closing Mass - Tuesday, June 29, 2010 6-28-10 The Cleveland Catholic Diocese has canceled the closing Mass planned for Wednesday at St. Emeric after being notified that parish leaders and members would not participate. Bishop Richard Lennon had been scheduled to preside over the 4 p.m. closing Mass at St. Emeric, a Hungarian parish on Cleveland's near West Side. It is the last of 50 churches shuttered as part of the diocese's downsizing. (full story) |
| Pooled investments part of assets - Tuesday, June 29, 2010 6-28-10 A Delaware bankruptcy judge says creditors in the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington's bankruptcy can try to lay claim to assets of certain parishes held by the diocese. The judge said funds held in trust by the diocese on behalf of the parishes are commingled with the diocese's own non-trust funds and unable to be traced. The ruling means the diocese's creditors committee, consisting of alleged survivors of priest sex abuse, can go after the entire $120 million in the pooled account, not just the diocese's $45 million. (full story) |
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