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Aggregated news and commentary from across the web regarding cover-up of the sexual abuse scandal.

Miters and Millstones

Miters and Millstones

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I once heard a homily on the vocation of priests, which concluded with this challenge to the young men of the parish: “If there’s not at least some part of ...
Louisiana: New Catholic Priest Abuse Reports Test Legacies of Archbishops

Louisiana: New Catholic Priest Abuse Reports Test Legacies of Archbishops

Nola, Staff
As the rain ceased and the skies cleared on the afternoon of Sept. 12, 1987, the world leader of Roman Catholicism stepped to the altar of a canopied pavilion at ...
McCarrick's Seminarians

McCarrick’s Seminarians

Maureen Mullarkey
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Ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick interests me less than the seminarians who kept mum for so many years. The saga of this man is far larger than the story of one libertine ...
Guam: Amid Abuse Lawsuits, Archdiocese Files for Bankruptcy

Guam: Amid Abuse Lawsuits, Archdiocese Files for Bankruptcy

The Archdiocese of Agaña, Guam has announced that it will file for bankruptcy, following mediation efforts in September regarding clerical abuse claims in the country. Archbishop Michael Byrnes said the ...
Atlanta: Bombshell Documents Name Catholic Clergy Accused of Abusing Minors

Atlanta: Bombshell Documents Name Catholic Clergy Accused of Abusing Minors

WSBTV, Staff
The Catholic archbishop of Atlanta has released bombshell documents naming over a dozen priests and other clergy in the Atlanta metro area accused of sexually abusing minors. Channel 2’s Tom Regan went to ...
Dubia Cardinal Cites 'Windswept House' in Reference to Current Church Crisis

Dubia Cardinal Cites ‘Windswept House’ in Reference to Current Church Crisis

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Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, a German prelate and dubia signer, recently published an article in German in which he discusses the abuse crisis and especially the U.S. laity’s response and resistance ...
Fr. James Martin: Pope Appoints ‘Gay-Friendly’ Bishops and Cardinals to Change Church on LGBT

Fr. James Martin: Pope Appoints ‘Gay-Friendly’ Bishops and Cardinals to Change Church on LGBT

Vatican consultant and homosexual activist priest Fr. James Martin stated at a recent conference that Pope Francis has gone out of his way to appoint “gay-friendly” bishops and cardinals in ...
Verifying Viganò: Francis Incriminates Himself

Verifying Viganò: Francis Incriminates Himself

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Now that nearly three months have passed since the MOAB (Mother of All Bombs) was dropped on the Francis pontificate by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, it is time to assess ...
Buffalo and the Silence of the Bishops

Buffalo and the Silence of the Bishops

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We wanted to go back to the good old days, the happy time, when ignorance was bliss and Father could be trusted and the Bishop was a smiling cipher. What we ...
Is FrancisChurch Moving to Silence Its Perceived Critics?

Is FrancisChurch Moving to Silence Its Perceived Critics?

In the past 24 hours, we have received reports that the Vatican has moved to restrict three individuals which it perceives to be critical of its actions. Italian author Aldo ...
Cardinal Burke: It’s ‘Diabolical’ for the Church to Accommodate Herself to Culture of Death

Cardinal Burke: It’s ‘Diabolical’ for the Church to Accommodate Herself to Culture of Death

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Cardinal Raymond Burke did not mince words in a recent address to young people gathered in Rome as he described as “diabolical” the current “situation” of the Church seemingly trying ...
Clerical Machiavellians With Magical Beliefs

Clerical Machiavellians With Magical Beliefs

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“Cometh the hour, cometh the man.” The saying means that a time of crisis invariably brings forth the man to meet the challenge. Well, the hour is here, but where’s the ...
Bishop Malone Faces Tough Questions on Abuse Crisis

Bishop Malone Faces Tough Questions on Abuse Crisis

WKBW, Charlie Specht
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The diocese’s new spokeswoman crowded journalists at the podium and tried to prevent them from asking follow-up questions. Bishop Richard J. Malone’s staff monopolized the microphone for more than an ...
A Cry of the Heart to Our Bishops: Please Restore Order to the Church!

A Cry of the Heart to Our Bishops: Please Restore Order to the Church!

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By Msgr. Charles Pope Our collective cowardice must be transformed into a clear, loving witness that is willing to endure the scorn of the world to reassert the truth of ...
2015 Letter Belies Pope’s Claim of Ignorance

2015 Letter Belies Pope’s Claim of Ignorance

Pope Francis received a victim’s letter in 2015 that graphically detailed how a priest sexually abused him and how other Chilean clergy ignored it, contradicting the pope’s recent insistence that ...
Homosexuality and Abuse - Coping With the Crisis: The Lessons of History

Homosexuality and Abuse – Coping With the Crisis: The Lessons of History

Walter Brandmüller
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By Cardinal Walter Brandmüller NOTE: this is a Google translation of an article from the Vatican Magazin, November 2018. To learn that sexual abuse and homosexuality are almost epidemic among clergy and ...
Bishop Malone's Vain Attempt to Justify His Inactions - Says He Won't Resign

Bishop Malone’s Vain Attempt to Justify His Inactions – Says He Won’t Resign

WGRZ, Maryalice Demler
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Bishop Richard Malone of the Buffalo Roman Catholic Diocese says he hopes for an opportunity to finish his work in Western New York as he tries to lead the congregation ...
Bishop Malone Left Two More Accused Priests in Ministry Despite Allegations

Bishop Malone Left Two More Accused Priests in Ministry Despite Allegations

WKBW, Charlie Specht
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Buffalo Bishop Richard J. Malone made a statement Friday during his interview with WBEN radio that is now being called into question. WBEN host David Bellavia asked the Bishop, “Are ...
FrancisChurch Goes From Scandal to Scandal

FrancisChurch Goes From Scandal to Scandal

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Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory was a protégé of the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, who played a leading role in the Gaying of the Catholic Church in America. In a nod ...
Clergy Sex Abuse on the Rise and Church Leaders are Ignoring Why

Clergy Sex Abuse on the Rise and Church Leaders are Ignoring Why

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After years in decline, Catholic clergy sex abuse could be on the rise again, warns a professor-priest’s analysis of relevant data. The professor’s report sees a rising trend in abuse, ...
‘Semblance of Truth’ - The Church’s Standard of Evidence in Sex-Abuse Cases

‘Semblance of Truth’ – The Church’s Standard of Evidence in Sex-Abuse Cases

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Most people who allege that they were sexually abused by Catholic priests are telling the truth. The record that has accrued over decades of investigation by the Church itself is ...
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