Off My Knees – A Blog by Michael Baumann
Standing up for myself and other victims of sexual abuse by clergy.
But no pledges to fix "The Church." The fire at Notre Dame de Paris was a cultural tragedy. The cathedral is iconic to Paris, to France, to the world. The loss of over 850 years of work by carpenters, stone masons, painters, sculptors, stain glass makers, metal smiths, and untold numbers of other artisans who… Continue reading In just a few days, a Billion $ pledged to fix a church.
If you are a survivor in the Diocese of Scranton, you will need to look at the Diocese website for the Independent Survivor's Compensation Program. The link is at the end of the news release and is not part of the main Diocesan site. The Bishop also released a video. There is not a lot… Continue reading Diocese releases more information on the ISCP
A friend emailed me a link to an article reporting that Professor Barry Kuhle stood up and turned his back on Bishop Joseph Bambera of Scranton during the Bishop's remarks at the inauguration of the Father Scott R. Pilarz S.J. as the new President of the University of Scranton. The article reported that Professor Kuhle's… Continue reading A Professor Shows the Bishop His Back
It never fails to amaze me that the some of the nastiest comments that come into this blog are from self-proclaimed good Catholics. A case in point, in the last week I have had two comments come in from "Ted Conley" (NDHS East Stroudsburg class of 83?). The first comment I will assume is for me, the… Continue reading And they will know we are Christians by our love…
A fast post this morning on an article that appears in the most current edition of Rolling Stone Magazine. The article is about the organized coverup of sexual crimes committed in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. I will have more to say about this later. You should read the article! I found out about this latest… Continue reading Rolling Stone Article
The SNAP Conference is coming up this weekend in Northern Virginia. Beginning Friday evening at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, just south of Washington, D.C., SNAP members from all over the country and perhaps from around the world will come together to listen to speakers, mix and exchange stories and try to draw some comfort and… Continue reading If it is July, It must be time for the SNAP Conference
I am getting tired about writing about this guy. It seems our favorite connoisseur of kiddie porn wearing a Roman Collar is at it again, this time allegedly living in a basement of a house owned by a man named Art Noel in Dover, Pennsylvania. ( I guess that is better than living in a… Continue reading Con Artist, Gabriel Tetherow Continues His Career of Deceit
After a long day working on a project, I came home to find an email in my personal account announcing a press event on 1 March to discuss the Pennsylvania Child Victim Act Legislation that will be introduced in Harrisburg by State Representatives Louise Williams Bishop (isn't that an ironic last name?) and Mike McGeehan.… Continue reading FACSA Update on Pennsylvania Legislative Initiative
While I was off in California on an assignment for work, some dedicated people were working hard on seeing that legislation in the Virginia State Assembly to expand the statute of limitation for survivors to find justice. HB 1476 Sexual abuse; limitations period, was passed unanimously in the State Assembly and had only limited opposition… Continue reading Virginia Legislative Update
A few weeks ago I posted that I had been invited to attend a taping of an Oprah Winfrey Show with hundreds of other male survivors of sexual abuse as children. The show was taped on the 20th of October and will be airing sometime in November. I did not attend because of a very… Continue reading Oprah follow-up
Off My Knees - A Blog by Michael Baumann 