On the Diocese of Scranton website is an announcement regarding a press conference next week, presumably to announce the resignation of Bishop Martino. The Announcement reads: Diocese of Scranton To Make Announcement The Diocese of Scranton will conduct a news conference this Monday, Aug. 31, at 10 a.m. The news conference is not open to… Continue reading Diocese of Scranton Secretive and Silent on Bishop’s Impending Resignation
Category: Priest Sex Abuse
Reports: Bishop Martino to Resign
This morning, the Scranton Times Website had an article indicating that Bishop Joseph Martino was going to resign his position as Bishop of Scranton early next week. Still no information from the Chancery or Bill "the mouthpiece" Genello on the reasons for the "Bully of Wyoming Avenue's" abrupt departure. The Bishop has already started moving… Continue reading Reports: Bishop Martino to Resign
Contact Policy and Information
I spoke recently with someone who contacted me through the kind offices of another blogger. The person wishing to speak to me was concerned about sending a comment to this blog and having it automatically post on the internet with their personal information available to anyone who may be reading the blog. It took some… Continue reading Contact Policy and Information
News Stories about Roman Collar Crime in the Diocese of Scranton
Three video clips that document a 2007 federal suit brought against the Diocese of Scranton in the case of a priest who molested children. The Diocese took action to minimize their exposure and limit the release of information to the public. It is cases like this that bring into sharp focus the need to have… Continue reading News Stories about Roman Collar Crime in the Diocese of Scranton
This is not a Survivors’ Competition
When did this become a competition? Where do people think they have the right to judge and make assumptions about other victims? Who has the right to say whether someone has done enough? What is the point? One of the downsides of writing a blog are the comments or emails that come from a certain… Continue reading This is not a Survivors’ Competition
The Best and the Worst of SNAP 2009
After the SNAP conference wrapped up on 9 August just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. I hopped in my car and headed out to enjoy a nice Sunday Drive down I -95 towards my home in Chesapeake, Virginia. On a good day, the trip should have taken around 3 hours. Sunday was not… Continue reading The Best and the Worst of SNAP 2009
New York Child Victims Act
If you live in New York State or know someone that lives in New York State, please go the New York Child Victims Act website and sign the online petition to support passage of this very important legislation. Despite the propaganda being distributed by the Catholic Church in New York and their proxies, this act is… Continue reading New York Child Victims Act
Father Edward J. Shoback Defrocked!
Articles appearing in Northeastern Pennsylvania newspapers over the past few days as well as an announcement on the Diocese of Scranton web site confirm that the Vatican has defrocked Father Edward J. Shoback. Read the stories at: The Scranton Times Tribune The Citizens Voice The Times Leader Abuse Tracker (where all the coverage is documented)… Continue reading Father Edward J. Shoback Defrocked!
There is not enough traction
"The Message" is not getting out. The SNAP Conference will be held in Washington next month so I thought I would gather my thoughts on how I see the current landscape in order to help me determine how I will spend my time at plenary sessions and breakout sessions. In the two years (almost to… Continue reading There is not enough traction