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Whistleblower says bishop knew (60 Minutes)
By Bill Whitaker- Siobhan O’Connor started leaking information to the press in August 2018 about priests accused of sexual abuse in the Diocese of Buffalo. She was an executive assistant… Read More
Much to Lose, Much to Gain
Stephen White of Catholic University looks at the engagement of secular forces to investigate the Church (e.g. Department of Jusice, grand juries). “Of course, the greatest loss for the Church… Read More
Double Lives: The Peril of Clerical Hypocrisy (Commonweal)
By Kenneth L. Woodward- In this piece, Woodward argues that McCarrick’s unmasking is more significant than the PA Grand Jury report in part because it brings the issue of homosexually… Read More
For Their Sake and for Ours…
Stephen White of Catholic University reflects on the Youth Synod, in view of the sexual abuse crisis. “I’ve said before: If reform does not come from and through the pope… Read More
To the Bishops, before their General Assembly (First Things)
By Jayd Henricks- The former executive director of government relations at the USCCB writes to the bishops on the eve of their meeting in Baltimore. He writes from personal observation… Read More
Ask and You Shall Receive? USCCB Trip to Rome
Stephen White of Catholic University reflects on the seeming failure of the USCCB delegation’s visit to Pope Francis. “Rome seems to have little sense of how demoralizing it is for… Read More
Catholic crisis thinkers: What details change, when looking from the left and then the right? (Get Religion)
By Terry Mattingly- In this piece, Mattingly suggests that the word to watch for in coverage of the 2018 crisis is “seminaries.” He points out that in some of the coverage,… Read More
The love that moves the sun (Catholic Philly)
By Archbishop Charles Chaput- The Archbishop of Philadelphia gave a talk on Fides et Ratio less than a month after the grand jury report made national headlines. While not focusing… Read More
Pope accepts resignation of Bishop Bransfield (CNA)
By Hannah Brockhaus- On September 13, 2018, Pope Francis immediately accepted the resignation of Bishop Michael Bransfield of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston on his 75th birthday. At the same time,… Read More
Some Action – Maybe – Starts Today
Stephen White of Catholic University notes the USCCB delegation’s visit to Pope Francis on September 13, 2018. “In the coming weeks and months, this space will be dedicated to just… Read More
New allegations surface regarding [Cardinal] McCarrick and Newark priests (CNA)
By Ed Condon- A breaking news article reporting that [Cardinal] McCarrick had made sexual advances toward multiple seminarians during his tenures in Metuchen and Newark. Seven priests spoke with CNA… Read More
Victims recount sexual abuse horrors in Chilean seminary (Crux)
By Inés San Martín- This investigative piece by Ines San Martin contains first-person accounts of abuse from four former seminarians of Valparaiso and is based also on hard evidence of… Read More