Complicit Clergy

Victims Call for Federal Investigation of Sex Abuse in Catholic Church

March 30, 2020August 22, 2018 from Catholic News Service by Rhina Guidos

Some victims of clergy sex abuse and their supporters are calling on federal and state entities to investigate sex abuse within the Catholic Church and root out abusers and anyone who has protected them. Members of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, known as SNAP, and Voice of the Faithful, a Catholic group … Read more

Bishop Persico: Bishops Who Hid Abuse Should Resign

August 19, 2018 from Catholic Herald by Rhina Guidos

Bishops who knew about abuse and did nothing should resign, the Bishop of Erie said. In an interview with EWTN, Bishop Lawrence Persico said the only way to regain the trust of the laity after decades-long claims of sexual abuse by priests and others at six Pennsylvania dioceses is by deeds. During a report on … Read more