Soft peddling bullshit: The archdiocese released a statement Tuesday saying it knows it “made some decisions decades ago that are now difficult to justify” and that society has evolved in how it deals with abuse.
After a 13-year-old boy
Chicago Catholic archdiocese releases documents detailing cover-up of abuse
Settlement between archdiocese and victims reveals decades of evasion and bungled action by church officials
By Karen McVeigh
Thousands of pages of previously secret documents relating to the abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests in the archdiocese of
Nienstedt denies any clergy sexual abuse cover-up, regrets ‘lost confidence’
File under: Same Old Story — Archbishop thinks gay marriage bigger threat than sexually abusive priests
by Madeleine Baran
Archbishop John Nienstedt said he accepts responsibility for addressing the unfolding clergy sexual abuse crisis and regrets that a growing
Finance scandal spurs German bishops to reveal secret funds
File under: Follow the money! Truth is, all bishops have huge slush funds and these guys are showing us only what they want us to see.
By Tom Heneghan
German Catholic bishops are scrapping centuries of secrecy and reporting
Polish archbishop stirs anger with child sex abuse comments
File under: Insulated, monolithic, callous, tone deaf church power structure.
By Dagmara Leszkowicz
The comments from Archbishop Jozef Michalik entrenched the view among some younger Poles that the church is out of touch with modern society and failing to
Vatican tells bishops not to reform faster than Pope Francis does
File under: No independent thinking, thank you very much!
By Tom Heneghan
The Vatican warned bishops on Tuesday not to reform faster than Pope Francis, after a German diocese said that some divorced and remarried Catholics would now be
Melbourne Priest Greg Reynolds Defrocked And Excommunicated By The Vatican
Kansas City priest sentenced to 50 years in prison for child porn
By Carey Gillam
A Kansas City Catholic priest was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Thursday on federal child pornography charges for taking sexually explicit photos of several young girls, including a 2-year-old.
Shawn Ratigan, 47, pleaded guilty in
Priest recounts in essay released in church files of fleeing from LA after he abuse confession
The orders the Rev. Carlos Rodriguez got from his religious superiors after he confessed to molesting a 16-year-old boy just hours before were swift and decisive: Leave immediately. Check into a motel. Don’t tell anyone where you are going. Wait
Book Review by John Minck
Secrecy, Sophistry and Gay Sex in the Catholic Church — Book Report
Rev. Richard Wagner, PhD, ACS
This is a tough book to read. It covers a complex and detailed, 13-year-long administrative action to dismiss a Catholic priest from his