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Category Archives: Clerical Sexual Abuse
Archbp. Naumann (Archd. KC) on Bp. Finn (D. KC-St. Joseph) and the Kansas City Star
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 … Read More
About Bp. Finn in Kansas City – St. Joseph
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 … Read More
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Tagged Bp. Finn, D. Kansas City-St. Joseph
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Australia: A bill to force priests to break the Seal of Confession
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 … Read More
Ireland: priests will refuse to break seal of confession if proposal becomes law
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 … Read More
Ireland: Law proposed to force priests to break the Seal of Confession
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 … Read More
Catholic League reacts to a Hell’s Bible book review
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, … Read More
D. Kansas City-St. Joseph: press release about controversies
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 … Read More
QUAERITUR: as much money goes to protecting a few wicked priests as goes to vocations
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 … Read More
Support Bishop Finn: proposal for prayers, penance against the attacks of Hell.
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 … Read More
FOLLOW UP: The storm building in the D. of Kansas City-St. Joseph
I wonder if we have gotten to a point in the wealthy West where the erosion of culture and mores is so advanced that the notion of fatherhood is simply an option. In vast swathes of society fathers are optional … Read More
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Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on WDTPRS – Pentecost Monday: Feast of the Lacrimation of Paul VI. : “Who knows. Maybe he ALSO didn’t know about Septuagesima. That said, I was the the origin on the interwebs about…”
