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February 2013

February 04, 2013

Archdiocese appoints confessed sex abuser to high-profile position—UPDATED

Details: A Roman Catholic priest who confessed to groping a teenage boy 12 years ago...

February 02, 2013

Child abuse? Bad. Sloppy baptismal records? Worse.

That, at least, is the attitude on display in some of the documents released this...

February 01, 2013

The cardinal strikes back: Mahony publishes private letter to Gomez

This afternoon, Cardinal Roger Mahony posted the following on his blog: Friends in Christ, This...

February 01, 2013

“Cardinal Mahony’s La Cosa Nostra”

That's the stinging title of this piece from Real Clear Religion by George Neumayr (h

January 2013

January 31, 2013

BREAKING: Archbishop Gomez removes Cardinal Mahony from public duties, accepts resignation of Bishop Curry

Breaking news from Los Angeles, and Patheos' West Coast maven, Joanne McPortland, who notes that...

January 28, 2013

Accused friar commits suicide in Pennsylvania

Details: Franciscan friar Stephen Baker, who faced brewing litigation for alleged abuse, died Saturday at...

January 21, 2013

Bombshell: Los Angeles church records reveal efforts to conceal abuse

People knew this was coming, and here it is, from the Los Angeles Times: Fifteen...

January 17, 2013

Philly stunner: convicted priest at center of Lynn case recants

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: Ten months ago, defrocked Catholic priest Edward V. Avery began serving...

January 10, 2013

German church drops sex abuse investigation; independent researcher claims church interference

Details, from AP: Germany's Roman Catholic Church said Wednesday it has called off an independent...

December 2012

December 22, 2012

Montreal deacon charged with producing child porn

Details, from the Toronto Sun: A well-known Montreal-area Deacon who once spoke on behalf of...

November 2012

November 13, 2012

Pell blames media for sex abuse investigation

From The Age in Australia: A defiant Cardinal George Pell has blamed a smear campaign...

November 12, 2012

Australian prime minister launches federal investigation into Catholic sex abuse

This is roughly the equivalent of an American president — or, perhaps, the Attorney General—ordering...

September 2012

September 19, 2012

Accused monsignor sues Archdiocese of New York for libel

Details from the AP: A defrocked Roman Catholic monsignor who once led fundraising for the...

September 18, 2012

Reversal: Accused Joliet priest who was returned to ministry is removed … again

You may remember this item from last week. Well...the priest is now, once again, out:...

September 14, 2012

“Not guilty of grave delict”: Joliet priest permitted to resume limited ministry after abuse accusation

A reader sent this my way with a note: "Don't these guys understand how bad...

September 06, 2012

The verdict: guilty

Details: Kansas City Bishop Robert Finn today became the highest-ranking U.S. Catholic official convicted during...

September 05, 2012

Judge will try Bishop Finn case; verdict expected Thursday

A precedent-setting case is about to come to a sudden and unexpected close. Details: The...

September 04, 2012

Fr. Benedict Groeschel steps down from hosting EWTN show

From Catholic News Agency: Franciscan friar Father Benedict Groeschel has stepped down as host of...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

Statement from Fr. Benedict Groeschel and his order

I had meetings at the parish tonight, followed by Benediction, so missed this news when...

August 30, 2012

Archdiocese of New York responds to Fr. Benedict Groeschel

Following this bombshell, a statement was released this afternoon from Archdiocesan spokesman Joseph Zwilling (h

August 29, 2012

Fr. Benedict Groeschel on child sex abuse: “A lot of cases, the youngster is the seducer” — UPDATED

N.B. The National Catholic Register has evidently pulled the interview excerpted below from its site....

August 08, 2012

Losing faith: Ireland abandoning religion faster than almost any other country

Troubling news: The Republic of Ireland is abandoning religion faster than almost every other country...

August 06, 2012

Fr. Shawn Ratigan pleads guilty on child porn charges

You may remember the story that sent shockwaves around the country last summer, about the...

July 2012

July 24, 2012

3-6 years for Philadelphia’s Monsignor Lynn

This just in: The Philadelphia priest at the center of the sexual abuse coverup case...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

Woman sues over alleged abuse by Fr. Thomas Euteneur

Interestingly, Euteneur himself is not named as a defendant. But this item was posted today...

June 20, 2012

BREAKING: Jury in Philadelphia sex abuse trial deadlocked

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: After 11 days of deliberations, jurors at the landmark clergy-sex abuse...

June 17, 2012

Pope on Irish abuse crisis: “It remains a mystery”

"You are the heirs to a Church that has been a mighty force for good...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

“It’s a hit piece in the service of another agenda”

Mark Shea, as usual, cuts right to the heart of the matter concerning this report...

May 26, 2012

Priest charged with abuse now works for the TSA in Philadelphia

Details, from the New York Daily News: A Catholic priest removed from the ministry ten...

May 11, 2012

BREAKING: Vatican investigating Legion of Christ priests for sexual abuse

Details: The Vatican is investigating seven priests from the troubled Legion of Christ religious order...