Month: May 2019

The Church says it’s Over (*Wink*)

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The hits keep coming!  Here are a few more links that may be of interest: A link from the blog Catholics4Change:    5 Michigan priests charged with 21 counts of criminal sexual abuse From the Catholic News Agency: Indian police investigate claim against Cardinal Gracias of failure to report abuse One of the Cardinals the Pope… Continue reading The Church says it’s Over (*Wink*)

Abuse Survivors, the New Lepers

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a person who is avoided or rejected by others for moral or social reasons. Let's just put this out there.  Abuse survivors are the new lepers to the "Catholic faithful." Recently, a Facebook Post reply from the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference to a comment left by  Carolyn Fortney showed that organization's disdain for the universe of… Continue reading Abuse Survivors, the New Lepers

Senator Scarnati’s Pastor Removed for Allegations of Sexual Abuse with a Minor

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The Diocese of Eire has removed Monsignor Charles Kaza from St. Tobias Parish in Brockway, PA while an investigation is made into allegations that he sexually abused a minor at St. John The Baptist Parish in Erie in the 1980s.  As of the time I was writing this on 19 May 2019, it is five… Continue reading Senator Scarnati’s Pastor Removed for Allegations of Sexual Abuse with a Minor

Mother’s Day Weekend update from the Diocese of Scranton

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The email has been pinging again.  It seems that the Diocese has announced that they have paid out $2.2 Million to "abuse victims" in the first 90 days of the Individual Survivor Compensation Program.  (David Singleton. May 11, 2019. The Times-Tribune: Diocese of Scranton pays $2.2M to abuse victims in first 90 days of program)… Continue reading Mother’s Day Weekend update from the Diocese of Scranton