Monthly Archives: May 2011
New John Jay College Report on Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse: “Lies, damn lies, and statistics”
I started reading the most recent John Jay College Report on Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests which was presented to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. I was immediately reminded of the Mark Twain quote about using … Continue reading
How John Doe 10 Inspired Others
As I mentioned before, John Doe 10 had difficulties with coming forth with his story of abuse. It was difficult to tell his family, it was difficult to tell me, his attorney, and it was difficult to report the abuses to … Continue reading
Sister Maureen Turlish Stands her Ground in front of St. Ann’s in Wilmington
I have met Sister Maureen on several occasions. If you ask me, what the Church needs are more nuns like her. She has been active in the successful effort to change the Statute of Limitations for Child Sex Abuse in … Continue reading
SNAP speaks out against John Jay Report
SNAP Responds to USCCB Report Statement by Joelle Casteix of Newport Beach CA, western regional director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (949 322 7434, jcasteix@gmail.com) Little in this document is really new. Not surprisingly, it … Continue reading
Chair of the Philadelphia Archdiocese Sexual-Abuse Review Board speaks out for changes in the process
Ana Maria Catanzaro, the chair of the Philadelphia Archdiocese Sexual Abuse Review Board, wrote a candid article in Commonweal Magazine, a Catholic magazine, called “The Fog of Scandal” shedding some new light on what she sees are some fundamental problems … Continue reading
The Story of John Doe 10 versus the Philadelphia Archdiocese
In March, 2010 I received a call from an obviously distraught young man who was apparently standing in front of the Philadelphia Archdiocese’s offices having been, once again, frustrated in his attempts to seek assistance and counseling that he desperately … Continue reading