LISTEN: Can The Catholic Church Claim Immunity From Abuse Lawsuits?

https://wgbh.brightspotcdn.com/d2/a8/601c83454fd89ae3536b0592a1fe/220816-medwed-me.mp3   When a man in Springfield sued the Catholic Church over abuse he said he suffered at the hands of a bishop in the 1960s, the church tried to use a now-abolished law to claim it cannot be sued because of its status as a nonprofit organization. GBH News legal analyst and Northeastern University … Read more

Abuse Allegations Against Bishop Christopher Weldon Found ‘Unequivocally Credible’

The only question that remains is will those who failed to report the abuse be held accountable? A retired superior court judge’s review of sexual abuse allegations against former Bishop Christopher J. Weldon, who led the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield for more than 25 years, found the accusations to be “unequivocally credible.” Meanwhile, mandatory … Read more

Sex Abuse Claim Against Late Springfield Bishop Christopher Weldon Demonstrates Challenge Victims Face

Springfield Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski will meet Thursday with an alleged clergy sex abuse victim, who says he told a diocesan Review Board a year ago that he had been sexually abused decades ago by the late Bishop Christopher J. Weldon. The Review Board has disputed that his June 2018 testimony included allegations of direct … Read more