New Document Uncovered in Archdiocese of Philadelphia Priest Abuse Saga
A local Philadelphia television station first released information about the document on March 11th. The document, which is actually a form dated 10/03, is a form for survivors of sexual abuse to sign....
View ArticlePlay Ball, Baseball Opening Day
It happens every spring-baseball opening day. Here in Tampa Bay it is always a big event. For the past two months spring training has provided baseball games almost every day here in Florida. We have...
View ArticleBishops Release Sex Abuse Report
The US Catholic bishops have released their 2010 report on their Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The 93 page report continues to claim that the sexual abuse claims now being...
View ArticlePaterno Fired for Protecting Child Predator
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was fired by the University Board of Trustees tonight for failing to report the rape of a 10 year old boy in the showers at the Penn State locker room over ten...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court Justices Merit Retention
Every six years Florida Supreme Court Justices appear on voters' ballots for what is called a merit retention vote. This provision of Florida law has served for decades as a check to allow the removal...
View ArticleSandusky and Monsignor Lynn Verdicts Speak Truth to Power
The Penn State football dynasty and the Roman Catholic Church both for decades have put their own prestige and privilege ahead of the safety of children. The criminal convictions last night are a...
View ArticleBoy Scouts’ Secret Files From Lawsuit Document Sex Abuse
Nearly 15,000 pages of Boy Scout files were released last week documenting 1,247 scout masters that had sexually molested boy scouts between 1965 and 1985. The official files of the Boy Scouts of...
View ArticleVatican’s New Sex Abuse Prosecutor Gets No Confidence Vote
Yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Rev. Robert W. Oliver, a Boston canon lawyer, to be the “Promoter of Justice” at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) in Rome. A major portion of...
View ArticleCatholic Priest Sex Abuse in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez Nieves of San Juan and Bishop Daniel Fernandez Torres of Arecibo have handed over to civil authorities a group of priests accused of sexual abuse. The...
View ArticleDiocese of Syracuse Announces Compensation Plan for Sexual Abuse Survivors
On Ash Wednesday, the Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse announced plans to compensate survivors of clergy sexual abuse. Bishop Robert Cunningham announced the initiative at a news conference....
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