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*)
Required Reading for May
I want to go a month without having enough material to put out a post like this. I don't think I am going to get my wish. Don't worry, I am used to not getting my desire. I am tilting at the Roman Catholic Windmill. I am Don Quixote, and I am just too stupid… Continue reading Required Reading for May
Abuse Survivors, the New Lepers
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
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
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
Some articles for you to read on this Easter Sunday
That God cannot lie, is no advantage to your argument, because it is no proof that priests can not, or that the Bible does not. Thomas Paine On this Easter Sunday, I am offering up this month's reading list on the ongoing crisis. Some of these come into me from my WordPress feed, others from… Continue reading Some articles for you to read on this Easter Sunday
In just a few days, a Billion $ pledged to fix a church.
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.
Filling out the ISCP application
I have been struggling with this for weeks. I am trying to make sense of this play by the Diocese of Scranton. They have set a window for survivors to apply for the Independent Survivor Compensation Program (ISCP) that terminates in July for those who have not previously reported their abuse or in September for… Continue reading Filling out the ISCP application
Diocese releases more information on the ISCP
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 letter from the VAC at the Diocese of Scranton: Independent Survivor Compensation Program
Author's note: This is my second attempt at this post. I have tempered my approach, but my outrage has not abated. A half-truth is even more dangerous than a lie. A lie, you can detect at some stage, but half a truth is sure to mislead you for long.” Anurag Shourie I have had two… Continue reading A letter from the VAC at the Diocese of Scranton: Independent Survivor Compensation Program
Off My Knees - A Blog by Michael Baumann 