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Tag Archives: clerical sexual abuse
Benedict XVI “defrocked” 384 clerics in 2 years. Liberal praise to follow…. maybe?
According to AP, and this was also clarified by the papal spokesman Fr. Lombardi, Pope Benedict XVI “defrocked” almost 400 priests for the crime of sexual abuse of children – in a little more than 2 years. We are talking … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Clerical Sexual Abuse, Fr. Z KUDOS
Tagged Benedict XVI, clerical sexual abuse
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DEVELOPING: U.N. panel with Holy See officials on clerical abuse cases
This is a developing story. In Geneva, there was a U.N. panel with representatives of the Holy See concerning clerical sexual abuse of children. From what I can tell, this seems to have been a bit of a kangaroo court, … Read More
RHODE ISLAND: WJAR reporter Katie Davis peddles bogus accusation as if true
From MediaReport: Rhode Island TV Outlet Touts Story of Old Abuse Claims Against Priests, Ignores All of the Bogus Claims WJAR, an NBC television affiliate in Providence, recently trumpeted a trove of documents it obtained from Rhode Island’s state police. … Read More
Archbp. Hart (Archd. Melbourne) fights for the Seal of Confession against anti-Catholic statists
From ABC: Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart stands by confessional despite abuse recommendationsThe Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne has stood by the church’s stance [good grief] on keeping information on abuse gained through the confessional secret, despite a Victorian Parliamentary inquiry recommending withholding … Read More
Posted in Clerical Sexual Abuse, Dogs and Fleas, Fr. Z KUDOS, GO TO CONFESSION, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Archbp. Hart, Archd. Melbourne, clerical sexual abuse, confession, Seal of confession
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Abuse by priests
I saw a great post about the motives of liturgical abuse at the blog Waiting For Godot To Leave (fun title). Here is some of it. See the rest there. My emphases and comments: The Precision of Abuse – Liturgical and … Read More
Bank robber falsely accused priests
This is so disturbing. What a nightmare. FOLLOW-UP: Convicted Bank Robber Found GUILTY of Falsely Accusing Four Different Catholic Priests of Abuse [w/ COURT DOCS] Convicted bank robber Shamont Sapp has admitted in U.S. federal court that he falsely accused … Read More
Posted in Priests and Priesthood
Tagged clerical sexual abuse, false accusations, Priests
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Where’s the ‘c’atholic Left’s usual liberal outrage?
Here is something curious. The Holy Father meets with his new Gang of 8, the cardinalatial kitchen cabinet, for – what? – 3 days? Did I get that right? Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, the papal spokesman said that during the … Read More
WSJ on “The Trials of Father MacRae” – IMPORTANT
Falsely-accused Fr. MacRae blogs at These Stone Walls. I bring to your attention this important article in the Wall Street Journal: Rabinowitz: The Trials of Father MacRae He was convicted when it was obligatory—as it remains today—to give credence to … Read More
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