Category Archives: Clerical Sexual Abuse of Children

KC Star refuses to report other side regarding Bp. Finn and Diocese. Refuses even to take paid ad.

Posted on 31 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

How deep can anti-Catholic bigotry run in the mainstream press?  Read on.
At Serviam I noticed this, in reference to the situation of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and the embattled Bishop Robert Finn.
I’ve said previously that the [newspaper – Kansas … Continue reading →

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Archbp. Naumann (Archd. KC) on Bp. Finn (D. KC-St. Joseph) and the Kansas City Star

Posted on 23 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

His Excellency Most Rev. Joseph Naumanm, Archbishop of Kansas City, Kansas – on the other side of the river from the homoynmous city in Missouri, has waded into the issue of the indictment level at Bp. Robert Finn of Kansas … Continue reading →

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About Bp. Finn in Kansas City – St. Joseph

Posted on 15 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I was sorry to read that His Excellency Most Rev. Robert Finn, Bishop of Kansas City – St. Joseph is facing an indictment for the misdemeanor of not reporting to police a suspicion that one of the priests of that … Continue reading →

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Australia: A bill to force priests to break the Seal of Confession

Posted on 22 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

After I posted the story on a legislative attempt in Ireland to force priests to break the Seal of Confession, I had a few emails suggesting that I was panicking, that such a thing would never happen, that this was … Continue reading →

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Ireland: priests will refuse to break seal of confession if proposal becomes law

Posted on 19 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In Ireland
From CNA comes:
Irish priests will refuse to break seal of confession if proposal becomes law  [Really?]
By Katherine Veik
Dublin, Ireland, Jul 18, 2011 / 08:03 pm (CNA).- Catholic priests in Ireland are prepared to “strongly” resist a proposed law that … Continue reading →

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Ireland: Law proposed to force priests to break the Seal of Confession

Posted on 15 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Biretta tips to Fr. Blake and to Sancte Pater who lead me to this story at The Irish Catholic and elsewhere.
Government proposal to break the seal of confession is without precedent
Thu, 14/07/2011 – 15:34
The Taoiseach, the Minister for Justice and … Continue reading →

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Catholic League reacts to a Hell’s Bible book review

Posted on 11 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From our friends at The Catholic League:
NEW YORK TIMES’ DUMB TAKE ON CATHOLICISM
There was a book review in yesterday’s New York Times by Bill Keller, executive editor of the newspaper, of Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy, by John … Continue reading →

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D. Kansas City-St. Joseph: press release about controversies

Posted on 9 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The secular press in Kansas City, MO and the ultra-liberal, doctrine-dissenting, KC-based National catholic Reporter have been busy trying to tear the guts out of the diocese and Most Rev. Robert Finn, bishop, but not yet martyr.
From the site of … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: as much money goes to protecting a few wicked priests as goes to vocations

Posted on 2 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I just found out my home diocese has spent around the same amount annually on sexual abuse fees as it has for vocations. I am so discouraged. How can I continue to see to the material needs of … Continue reading →

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Support Bishop Finn: proposal for prayers, penance against the attacks of Hell.

Posted on 29 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Again, in regard to the dust up in the Diocese of Kansas City -St. Joseph, over at SERVIAM there is a very good proposal, couched in the no-nonsense language we like around here at WDTPRS.

In Support of Bishop Finn
by RJS … Continue reading →

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