Your browser does not support the video tag. The late Fr. Joseph Moreno spent years trying to out the corrupt clerical ring in Buffalo, what he called the “boys network,” fueled by power, sexuality and greed. He was silenced in the process. In this latest Spotlight investigation, Christine Niles takes a look at a tangled network involving … Read more
A new lawsuit accuses California Cdl. Roger Mahony of sexually abusing a male minor. It is the first such lawsuit ever brought against the former archbishop of Los Angeles. Filed April 19 in Los Angeles Superior Court, the plaintiff, under the alias John Doe, is suing “The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles,” which includes Cdl. Roger … Read more
Your browser does not support the video tag. Allen Vigneron is facing yet ANOTHER scandal in the Archdiocese of Detroit. This time, it appears he is involved in the cover-up of a pornography scandal at Sacred Heart Seminary. TAKE ACTION: Call Archbishop Allen Vigernon at 313-237-5816 and request his resignation.
Despite winning a major Vatican victory, a Detroit priest will soon be facing disciplinary proceedings from his archbishop. According to a statement issued by the archdiocese Tuesday, Rome’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) has decided “not to proceed” in the abuse investigation of Fr. Eduard Perrone, after determining there was no substance … Read more
D.C. Catholics are unwittingly giving millions of dollars to a disgraced cover-up cleric. Financial records for the archdiocese of Washington, D.C. show more than $2 million are being allocated to the “Continuing ministry activities for Archbishop Emeritus.” That’s Cdl. Donald Wuerl, who resigned in disgrace in 2018 after being caught in numerous lies about … Read more
A priest is accusing the Detroit archbishop of covering up sexual harassment by an active homosexual employee, while punishing the priest for blowing the whistle on it. Father Michael Suhy was abruptly removed as pastor on Nov. 17 from his parish, Our Lady of Good Counsel in Detroit, Michigan. A statement issued by Aux. Bp. … Read more
(Warning: graphic content) Catholic composer David Haas, accused of raping and abusing numerous victims over the course of four decades, had numerous links to predator clergy in the diocese of Saginaw, Michigan. Saginaw has been the center of a major criminal investigation of multiple accused clergy, including convicted pedophile Fr. Robert DeLand. The 22-page report details Haas’ 40-year track record … Read more
A California bishop has quietly reinstated a priest with a decades-long track record of active homosexuality, which includes embezzling parish funds. Evidence also shows the priest may have possessed child porn. Bishop Joseph Brennan of the Fresno diocese issued a letter Wednesday announcing he is reinstating Fr. Michael Lastiri: “After much prayer and reflection, I have restored … Read more
A Detroit priest is suing a fellow priest for fabricating a rape charge against him, leading to his suspension and the ruin of his reputation. On Wednesday, Fr. Eduard Perrone filed a lawsuit alleging defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress and false light by Msgr. Michael Bugarin, delegate for clergy misconduct for the archdiocese of Detroit, after Bugarin … Read more
A falsely accused Detroit priest has been vindicated, an arbitration panel unanimously finding he was the target of defamation and awarding him damages of $125,000. “I want to express my deep gratitude to my outstanding, dedicated attorneys for this vindication of truth,” Fr. Eduard Perrone said in comments to Church Militant. “I join all those … Read more