The Diocese of Scranton has reassigned a priest removed from his previous assignment for accidentally displaying questionable photographs of men at a Church event. According to 13 May 2010 edition of The Catholic Light, the newspaper for the Diocese of Scranton, announced (on page 3) that Reverend Edward Lyman has been assigned as "Senior Priest"… Continue reading Diocese Of Scranton Quietly Reassigns Priest Who Displayed Suggestive Photos of Men in Church
Category: Priest Sexual Abuse
Gerry Howard (aka Carmen Sita) Held on $1.5M Bail In Missouri
I received an email from a reader with a link to the Boonville Daily News Website. The story was about the arrest of Gerry Howard also known as Carmen Sita. Mr. Howard has a long history of sexual abuse of children while serving as a Catholic Priest. The story of Mr. Howard is especially heinous… Continue reading Gerry Howard (aka Carmen Sita) Held on $1.5M Bail In Missouri
Random items
Kelly from Marquette, can you send me an email. I need to ask a question from a reader and find out the status of your blog. Father Timchak case is in pre-trial discovery. I will get updates as soon as they are available. "Gabriel Posenti" is an interesting psuedonym for social networking sites. St. Gabriel… Continue reading Random items
Posting the Pope not for everyone
I have received some feedback on the campaign to reply to Pope Benedict XVI's letter to the Irish people (Dear Mr. Ratzinger: Letters from Ireland, ). Some have enthusiastically embraced the idea and plan to write a note to the Pontiff to express their opinion of his prose to the Irish nation. Others think it… Continue reading Posting the Pope not for everyone
“Dear Mr. Ratzinger” Campaign
I have a new hero in Ireland. Her name is Emma Somers. She is a free-lance writer and she has come up with the most elegant and simple way to reply to Pope Benedict XVI's letter to the Irish people regarding the sex crisis in the Catholic Church. We are all going to drop him a… Continue reading “Dear Mr. Ratzinger” Campaign
Another York Cult Member Writes In…
Virgil Tetherow, Brad Tetherow, Father Gabriel, Mr. Oregon,whatever you want to call the convicted child porn connoisseur who is currently masquerading as a Catholic Priest at a schismatic "Roman Catholic Mission" in York, continues to enjoy the favor of a fringe group of misguided ultra conservative Catholics. One sent in a comment to an old post… Continue reading Another York Cult Member Writes In…
The Pedophile Sex Crisis in the Catholic Church Continues, Despite All Efforts by the Vatican to Make You Think Otherwise
Anyone who has watched network or cable news, read a newspaper, logged on to a blog or a news website in the past couple of weeks has been inundated with information of the Catholic Sex Crisis. (I keep calling it a crisis, because "scandal" just doesn't start to cover it. ) New revelations of bishops… Continue reading The Pedophile Sex Crisis in the Catholic Church Continues, Despite All Efforts by the Vatican to Make You Think Otherwise
Circling the Bishops’ Wagons… SNAP Midwest Press Release
I am not one for press releases. This one, however, crystalized many of the thoughts I have been trying to sort out this week. Please give it a careful read. For immediate release: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 Statement by Peter Isely, Midwest Director of SNAP, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (414-429-7259) America's bishops… Continue reading Circling the Bishops’ Wagons… SNAP Midwest Press Release
Looking for Survivors of Peter J. Dunne, Archdiocese of Philadelphia
I recieved an email today from a SNAP leader up in Pennsylvania. A survivor in Iowa is looking for information on the predator that abused him as a child. The name of the predator priest is Peter J. Dunne of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. This particular priest is a real piece of work. I am… Continue reading Looking for Survivors of Peter J. Dunne, Archdiocese of Philadelphia
The Holy Vader’s Letter to Ireland (or, Vatican example of passive aggressive prose)
From the Death Star (Vatican): Emperor, oops, POPE Benedict XVI has issued a pastoral letter to the people of Ireland concerning the findings of two reports commissioned by the Government of Ireland. The letter was meant to be a way of communicating with the faithful in Ireland on the never-ending sex crisis in the church. Pope… Continue reading The Holy Vader’s Letter to Ireland (or, Vatican example of passive aggressive prose)
Off My Knees - A Blog by Michael Baumann 