March 2016 – Page 3 – Hear Our Voices

March 2, 2016September 12, 2026

Police Say Seymour Priest Embezzled From Church

Rev. Honore Kombo

A 50-year-old local Catholic priest is facing charges after police say he embezzled more than $20,000 from St. Augustine Church.

Police charged Honore Kombo, the former pastor of St. Augustine Church on Washington Avenue, with first-degree larceny after they say

March 2, 2016September 12, 2026

‘I am not sure there was a civic obligation to report such a crime’: Cardinal George Pell says priests who knew of child sex abuse had no responsibility to tell police as he gives evidence to royal commission

Cardinal George Pell has given evidence at child abuse royal commission
He said it was unacceptable Gerald Francis Ridsdale was moved parishes
The Cardinal described the prolific pedophile’s offending as a ‘sad story’
Cardinal Pell maintained that he wasn’t aware

March 1, 2016September 12, 2026

The Archbishop Vs. The Girl Scouts

One high-ranking clergyman finally gets tough on literally the last thing he should be getting tough on.

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March 1, 2016September 12, 2026

Grand jury: 2 bishops hid sex abuse of hundreds of children

Two Roman Catholic bishops who led a central Pennsylvania diocese helped cover up the sexual abuse of hundreds of children by over 50 priests or religious leaders over a 40-year period, according to a grand jury report issued Tuesday.

Bishop James Hogan The

March 1, 2016September 12, 2026

Vatican newspaper praises Spotlight for confronting ‘horrendous realities’

Holy See-owned L’Osservatore Romano hails Tom McCarthy’s best picture Oscar winner, which shows systemic abuse and cover-ups by Catholic church

By Ben Child

The Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, has praised the 2016 best picture Oscar winner Spotlight for its convincing