Tag Archives: sex abuse

Another Bankruptcy

Posted on 1 October 2020 by catholicsensibility

This story rolled into my news feed this morning. I don’t know if its because the net knows I’m Catholic, interesting in church news, or if they detect I’ve posted on things like this in the past. I feel for … Continue reading →

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Persistence of Bad Vision

Posted on 16 January 2016 by catholicsensibility

I continue to be amazed at the persistent misreading of the John Jay Report by many online Catholics. Just recently, a priest blogger offered an off-hand comment that “most of the sex abuse by priests was against young men.” I … Continue reading →

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No Smell of Goat

Posted on 15 October 2013 by catholicsensibility

Week five of my Ignatian online retreat asks me to look at the deep and real evil in the world. The web site: How much denial of God’s right to praise, reverence, and service can we experience this week? How … Continue reading →

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Lincoln Still An Outlier

Posted on 10 May 2013 by catholicsensibility

The 2012 annual report on the Charter is up at USCCB. Let’s consult a map: The USCCB president: I acknowledge with great appreciation all those who contributed time and effort to this significant achievement. At the same time, we also … Continue reading →

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More Myers and Fugee

Posted on 3 May 2013 by catholicsensibility

Interesting developments in New Jersey. RNS recounts it as Fugee out, Myers still in. The full piece is in NJ.com: The Rev. Michael Fugee, who attended youth retreats and heard confessions from minors in defiance of a lifetime ban on such … Continue reading →

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More Heat for +Myers

Posted on 30 April 2013 by catholicsensibility

It’s coming at the archbishop on many fronts. North New Jersey parents are ticked off. A wayward priest, forgiven by his archbishop, was with their kids. This is predictable, and justifiable anger. It’s complete craziness that the church can let … Continue reading →

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Interdict?

Posted on 28 April 2013 by catholicsensibility

So … when the Vatican says it won’t ordain any bishops for a country until an investigation is complete, is it something like an “episcopal interdict?” Cardinal Marc Ouellet, head of the Congregation for Bishops, has communicated his office will not … Continue reading →

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Is Newark the Next Kansas City?

Posted on 28 April 2013 by catholicsensibility

Rock has this piece on his Twitter feed today. It doesn’t look good for Archbishop Myers in New Jersey. A priest of his archdiocese entered into a binding legal agreement to avoid a retrial for criminal sexual contact. (He) would … Continue reading →

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Survivor Fatigue

Posted on 1 March 2013 by catholicsensibility

I’m not surprised activists pounding on the Church’s lack of accountability have gotten tired over the past eleven years. It’s a thankless job. It’s as complex a tangle of issues as one can find. And there’s likely differences of opinion … Continue reading →

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Cardinal Turkson Doesn’t Get It

Posted on 19 February 2013 by catholicsensibility

RNS linked Cardinal Peter Turkson’s CNN interview. He steered the conversation well from the political concerns of the day, and focused on the essential of the Gospel. And this, at the 7:05 (question)/7:31 (answer) mark: When Amanpour asked Turkson about the … Continue reading →

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Beyond Humiliation, the Curia

Posted on 19 February 2013 by catholicsensibility

If Cardinal Mahony had come out on his own blog about the smail’s pace of the curia in dealing with priest predators, it might have come across as somewhat self-serving. I’m inclined to think there’s blame to spread around, if … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Evasion

Posted on 22 January 2013 by catholicsensibility

Is it about time LA’s ex-archbishop gets an expose in the LA Times? A few of my liturgical colleagues still give a nod or two when passing his shrine, but I’ve always counted myself as a skeptic where the Frequently … Continue reading →

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