TAKE ACTION: Ask Bishop Malone to Resign At a news conference two weeks ago, Buffalo Bishop Richard J. Malone said he had a good record on dealing with sexually abusive priests. “You call it cover-up, we call it confidentiality,” he told reporters. Malone pointed to his time in the Diocese of Portland, Maine, where he … Read more
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 have is Bishop Richard Malone. US Attorneys contacted the diocese of Buffalo, NY, in late May, to inform officials of their interest in documents related … Read more
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 hour before the embattled bishop finally took questions. The end result was a new list of 36 accused priests — but many of the same … Read more
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 there any priests currently under your command, that have any allegations of any sort of assault against children?” Malone responded by stating: “Not that I … Read more
The US and Roman theaters of the crisis in the Catholic Church have entered a new phase of carelessness—of the reputations of men who may or may not have done grave wrong; of the rights of Christians of every age and sex and state of life to know the truth; of the good of the … Read more
Current Role Bishop of Buffalo, New York Official Web Site: http://www.buffalodiocese.org/ Mailing Address: 795 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14203-1250, USA Telephone: (716)847-5500 Fax: 847-5550 What’s Been Reported Leaked church records revealed that 106 clergy in the Diocese of Buffalo had been credibly accused of sexually abusing children, far more than a list of 42 which … Read more
The Roman Catholic Church is facing its biggest crisis in the United States since the Boston sex abuse scandal 16 years ago. 13 states are now investigating whether abuse was concealed by church leaders, including bishops who head each diocese. Sign the petition asking Bishop Malone to resign We have learned one place under scrutiny … Read more
To say one thing and mean its opposite is a special skill of the politician. No other creature is as practiced at leaving a certain impression without actually having said anything, and leaving plenty of room for deniability – and, of course, the kind of “clarification” that effectively becomes obfuscation. When politicians are caught in … Read more
Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo is resisting demands for his resignation after recently published documents suggest that he mishandled allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct by priests in his diocese. “My handling of recent claims from some of our parishioners concerning sexual misconduct with adults unquestionably has fallen short of the standard to which you … Read more
