The Archdiocese of Milwaukee was expected to release thousands of pages of documents related to clergy sex abuse on Monday, including the personnel files of more than three dozen priests and the depositions of church leaders including New York Cardinal
Shamed Cardinal Keith O’Brien could be forced to give evidence in court over allegations that priest raped young boy
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS, now 33, claims he was raped and abused by a priest who has since died and O’Brien has been cited to appear in court.
SHAMED cardinal Keith O’Brien may be called to give evidence in court
Senior Vatican cleric arrested in money smuggling case
File under: Sex (particularly gay sex) is sinful. Money laundering and corruption, not so much. Gay mafia in Vatican = BAD! Regular mafia in Vatican = business as usual.
By Philip Pullella
A senior Catholic cleric with connections to
Vatican faces ‘revenge’ rent-boy scandal
BY: JAMES BONE
THE Vatican is bracing itself for a rent boy scandal after a convicted pedophile priest apparently sought vengeance by informing on other child abusers in the Roman clergy.
Don Patrizio Poggi, who served a five-year sentence for
Philly Archdiocese grappling with pensions for clergy
File under: Say it ain’t so! Financial irregularities? In the Catholic Church? Can’t be!
By John P. Martin
A pension fund for priests cited as a priority in a $200 million fund-raising campaign by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has
Cardinal O’Malley bars talk by priest over views
File under: We Don’t need no stinkin’ discussion on the topics.
by Lisa Wangsness
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley is banning an Austrian priest from speaking at a Catholic parish in Dedham because the priest advocates ordaining women and making
Catholic Church apologizes for lack of sympathy over New Orleans gay bar fire that killed 32
The Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans has apologized for its lack of sympathy 40 years ago over the Upstairs Lounge bar fire that killed 32, while the city’s mayor has marked the anniversary with an official certificate
BY ANDREW
Columnist and Activist Both Criticize Cardinal George on LGBT Issues
File under: Francis, The Killer Fruit
By Francis DeBernardo
Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George has been in the news lately not only for his vocal opposition to Illinois’ marriage equality bill, but because he recently denied communion to a gay
Fr Matt Wallace suicide ‘shows pressure on priests’
A Catholic priest has said the death of a colleague at the weekend has highlighted the growing pressures they face.
Father Matt Wallace, from the parish of the Holy Trinity in west Belfast, took his own life.
The funeral of
We need to talk about priests
By Michael Kelly
The death by suicide of Belfast-based Fr Matt Wallace has stunned many people. He is the third Irish priest to take his own life in the last 18 months. People are understandably shocked by the particular circumstances