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Such was SNAP
While we abominate the abuse of children by anyone, and even more strongly abhor by clergy, I also scorn those who used the horrid scandal to tear at the fabric of the Church. Such was the group SNAP. I read … Read More
LCWR continues to deflect inquiries about sexual abuse by nuns
The LCWR meeting is underway in Nashville! And I am not there, because they rejected me after I applied for credentials. Where’s the transparency? The Fishwrap is even concerned about their stonewalling. HERE But wait! There’s more! Also in Fishwrap (aka … Read More
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You just can’t make up this stuff!
I saw something over at Fishwrap by Jamie Manson, whose credentials are only too-well-known. Bear with me for a moment. In order to get my point across I have to repost something I offered in 2012. Enjoy and then … Read More
International Court dismisses SNAP’s case against the Holy See
I saw this at These Stone Walls, the blog for Fr. Gordon MacCrae, in prison serving time for a crime he more than likely did not commit. The post is longish, but here is the first part: The International Criminal Court … Read More
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A new Catholic “whistle-blower” group
From Newsmax: Catholic Priests and Nuns Unite to Fight Church’s Abuse Problem A group of priests and nuns calling themselves Catholic Whistleblowers are pressing Pope Francis and the American bishops to take on those in the church who are still … Read More
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No media coverage of the fact that SNAP is protesting at LCWR’s assembly
There is a CNS story about the opening of the LCWR meeting. There is no mention in the story about the fact that SNAP is protesting that the LCWR has been entirely unucooperative preventing abuse of children by women religious … Read More
SNAP to protest LCWR meeting in St. Louis (schedule posted)
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is planning on protesting outside the hotel where the Leadership Conference of Women Religious are meeting in their annual assembly. Why? For years they have been trying to work with the … Read More
Are the LCWR and lefty mainstream media distracting attention from abuse of children by women religious?
My friend The Motley Monk has a must read piece at American Catholic about the LCWR and what is, and isn’t, behind the recent “hostile takeover” by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Read the whole thing THERE, but … Read More
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Sally Quinn of WaPo: a lesson in getting it wrong.
Sally Quinn of WaPo offers her stunningly shallow take on the reforming efforts by the Holy See and USCCB now being applied to the LCWR (a subsidiary of the Magisterium of Nuns). Aside from the risible claims Quinn makes, I found … Read More
Of SNAP, the Catholic League, Card. Dolan and fair treatment
I noticed on the blog of His Eminence Timothy Card. Dolan, who in his capacity as President of the USCCB has been called on to defend the rights of the Church in the midst of a deepening kulturkampf, a comment … Read More
Anti-Catholic bias and attacks on Holy Church from without and from within.
This is from Media Report: The Usual Suspects: NY Times, Dissident Priest Support Anti-Catholic SNAP With Falsehoods, Attacks on Church Anti-Catholicism in Action: The New York Times, Rev. Thomas P. Doyle, and SNAP The New York Times is again shilling … Read More
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SNAP director published false information
From CNA: SNAP director admits to publishing false information By Michelle Bauman Clayton, Missouri, Mar 6, 2012 / 05:07 pm (CNA).- The leader of a group that works with clergy sex abuse victims admitted during a recent deposition that the … Read More
Head of SNAP suggested that Card. Bevilacqua was faking it to avoid testifying
I just an interesting item on the site The Media Report. Apparently the head of SNAP, Mr. David Clohessy, was suggesting that Card. Bevilacqua was faking an illness to avoid testifying. Less than 36 hours before Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua passed … Read More
CBS: SNAP’s David Clohessy Could Face Jail Time
From CBS with my emphases and comments: SNAP’s David Clohessy Could Face Jail Time ST. LOUIS–(KMOX)–The director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests says he may faces fines or jail time for refusing to obey a judge’s … Read More
Catholic League: The ad the KC Star rejected, distributed to Catholic groups
From The Catholic League: KANSAS CITY CATHOLIC GROUPS SENT KC STAR AD November 11, 2011 by admin Filed under Latest News Releases Catholic League president Bill Donohue speaks to the latest developments regarding its battle with the Kansas City Star: … Read More
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A Lutheran’s view on “the harm SNAP does by mounting little less than an anti-Catholic smear campaign”
On the site of First Things there is a good article about SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests) by Russell E. Saltzman, mission development pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Gothenburg, Nebraska. Saltzman writes with my emphases: I no longer … Read More
L.A. Attorney: Many Abuse Accusations Against Catholic Priests Are ‘Entirely False’
This is something we all knew had to be the case. From Newsbusters. My emphases : Where’s the Media? L.A. Att’y Declares Many Abuse Accusations Against Catholic Priests Are ‘Entirely False’ By Dave Pierre In a stunning ten-page declaration recently … Read More
LCWR’s long-standing coverup of sexual abuse of children by nuns
The Dissenter’s Breviary, NCR, and the "magisterium of nuns", LCWR, are abusing the abuse crisis for their own ends. Have a look at the recent NCR piece, "Compromised hierarchy needs relational wisdom of women" by Charlene Spretnak. Spretnak draws an … Read More
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