By Michael Baumann I received a comment to an older post about a week ago that had me a little baffled at first. The comment was from a "D. W. Downey" and it was intended to get me to wonder if Father Virgil Bradley Tetherow, formerly a priest in the Diocese of Scranton, was framed… Continue reading The friend of my enemy is my enemy…
It keeps happening in the Diocese of Scranton
An email from a reader alerted me to yet another priest that has been relieved of duties in a parish in the Diocese of Scranton. In a report from the Times Leader, a priest was removed after he attempted to project an informational DVD about the annual diocesan fundraiser on October 25th. Allegedly four photographs… Continue reading It keeps happening in the Diocese of Scranton
Bishop “Nicky the Don” DiMarzio of Brooklyn
By: Michael Baumann Bishop “Nicky the Don” DiMarzio, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Brooklyn, New York is staying true to his support of those things that are neither Catholic nor Christian. The New Jersey transplant and "wannabe mobster”, has decided to record a political phone message in support of Assemblyman Vito Lopes who is in… Continue reading Bishop “Nicky the Don” DiMarzio of Brooklyn
Innocent until proven guilty…
It is already beginning. The troops are rallying around the disgraced priest. If you read the online reports of the arraignment of Father Bob Timchak in the various news outlets you will find comments by people weighing in on both sides of this issue. Parishioners and former students are expressing shock and disbelief. Some are… Continue reading Innocent until proven guilty…
Child Pornography in the Rectory at Lords Valley, Pennsylvania
In case you are one of the people who believe that the worst of the sex scandal in the Catholic Church is over, I have more bad news. Another priest in the Diocese of Scranton has been reported, this time for child pornography. According to news reports, and this is a story that is just… Continue reading Child Pornography in the Rectory at Lords Valley, Pennsylvania
Working the Congregation, A Story of a Philandering Priest …
The Year of the Priest rolls on. I just don’t think that this is what the Pope had in mind! A New York Times article that ran on 15 October tells the story of “a mother, a sick son and his father, the priest”. The priest a, Franciscan Friar, was able to work his way… Continue reading Working the Congregation, A Story of a Philandering Priest …
Rogue Priest, formerly of the Diocese of Scranton, Living the Good Life in Paraguay
I recently received a press release concerning on of the Diocese of Scranton's poster priests for child sexual abuse, Fr. Carlos Urrutigoity of the Society of St John. I don't usually get press releases, so I did not really know what to do with it. Because I had written about Carlos Urrutigoity in the past… Continue reading Rogue Priest, formerly of the Diocese of Scranton, Living the Good Life in Paraguay
What I Have Learned in a Year of Blogging
Just cause you got the monkey off your back doesn't mean the circus has left town. George Carlin It is October and I realized the other day that I have been doing this blog for almost a year. I posted for the first time on 14 October 2008. Since then I have published over 90… Continue reading What I Have Learned in a Year of Blogging
Nova Scotia Bishop MIA in Wake of Child Porn Warrant
After an arrest warrant was issued by Canadian authorities for Bishop Raymond Lahey of the Roman Catholic diocese of Antigonish in Nova Scotia for child pornography, the whereabouts of Bishop Lahey are unknown. Bishop Lahey had his resignation accepted by Pope Benedict XVI over the weekend, followed by his hasty departure from his Diocese. Bishop… Continue reading Nova Scotia Bishop MIA in Wake of Child Porn Warrant
The Vatican Clarifies the Problem… It’s a GAY thing!
Stupid is as stupid does... Forrest Gump Just when I thought I could not fit another topic into my "You have to be kidding me" file, the Vatican does something so moronic that it defies comprehension. I recently posted the report of a UN group that cited the Vatican as failing to address the problem… Continue reading The Vatican Clarifies the Problem… It’s a GAY thing!
Off My Knees - A Blog by Michael Baumann 