Columnist: Christine Niles
Cardinal Dolan Reportedly Ignoring Judge’s Request To Remove Priests From Ministry
Church Militant has learned that Cdl. Timothy Dolan is reportedly refusing to act immediately to remove priests alleged to have engaged in sexual misconduct. In September, Dolan hired Barbara Jones, a ...
Lansing Bishop Shrugs Off Concerns About Sex Abuser
A Michigan bishop is facing scrutiny over his failure to immediately discipline a priest after a credible allegation of abuse. Bishop Earl Boyea of the diocese of Lansing waited four ...
Cardinal Cupich Dragged His Feet on Case of Child Porn Priest
Chicago's Cardinal Blase Cupich waited nearly a month before removing a seminary rector found in possession of male child porn. He also failed to report the priest immediately to law ...
Michigan Attorney General: Church Leaders Failed Victims
The Michigan attorney general is accusing Catholic Church leaders of failing to protect victims. At a packed press conference here in Lansing today, state attorney general Dana Nessel announced the ...
Tone Deaf Synod Fathers Reject ‘Zero Tolerance’ Language on Sex Abuse
Reasons given for dropping the phrase "zero tolerance" from the final Youth Synod document point to the growing perception that Church leaders seem more willing to tolerate sexual predation, as long ...
Casa Jesus: Gay Seminarian Pipeline Setup by Cardinal Bernardin
Chicago Priests Arrested in Miami Linked to Casa Jesus Casa Jesus, a now-defunct Chicago seminary for Latin Americans, was founded under the late Cdl. Joseph Bernardin to recruit gay seminarians. Father ...
PA Grand Jury: Cardinal Wuerl Paid Hush Money to Child Porn Priest
Among the most disturbing details in the 884-page Pennsylvania grand jury report was that then-Bishop Donald Wuerl of Pittsburgh gave a priest involved in a child porn ring extra money in exchange for ...
San Diego’s Bishop Robert McElroy Knew About McCarrick
San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy was told of Abp. Theodore McCarrick's sexual predation as early as July 2016, but remained silent. Richard Sipe, the renowned expert in clerical sex abuse who passed away ...
Will Cardinal Wuerl be the Next To Fall?
As the nation awaits the release of the bombshell Pennsylvania grand jury report, some are wondering whether Washington, D.C.'s Cdl. Donald Wuerl will be the next cleric to fall after Cdl. Theodore ...
NJ Bishop Protects Predator Priests, Retires in Luxury
When New Jersey Abp. John J. Myers retired in 2017 — with a career scarred by sex abuse settlements and protection of predator priests — he went to live in a lavish estate ...
