I have updated the syndication on my blogroll, Child Sexual Abuse Survivors' Blogroll in order to include the reporting from the trial in Philadelphia. I am not close enough to offer any newsworthy reports, but Philadelphia Priest Abuse Trial Blog is covering the trial very well. I recommend you check in on that site to… Continue reading Updating the Blogroll for the Trial in Philly…
Tag: Preditory Priests
Catholic Church Fights to Kill PA’s Statute of Limitation Reform | Cover Story | News and Opinion | Philadelphia Weekly
Catholic Church Fights to Kill PA's Statute of Limitation Reform | Cover Story | News and Opinion | Philadelphia Weekly. Reblogging this for your information.
Meanwhile, In The Diocese of Scranton…
The Times-Leader is reporting that the Diocese of Scranton has suspended another priest accused of "sexual misconduct" with a minor. The priest was identified as Thomas Shoback who was assigned as the Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary in Jermyn, Pennsylvania. Shoback is the brother of Edward Shoback, a priest who was accused… Continue reading Meanwhile, In The Diocese of Scranton…
If it is July, It must be time for the SNAP Conference
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
TheMediaReport.com Misses the Point
I was checking the dashboard for Off My Knees this evening as a way of getting my mind off of something that has been distracting me all day. I noticed an increase in the number of hits I was getting off of one post in particular, Parting Company with SNAP. Granted the total number of… Continue reading TheMediaReport.com Misses the Point
NDHS Class of ’78
There has been a flurry of emails in the past couple of weeks from some of my classmates at Notre Dame. My blog was discovered by a friend from NDHS class of '78 and she has been spreading the word. I alluded to her email a few posts ago. She thought that she may have been… Continue reading NDHS Class of ’78
Virginia Legislative Update
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
The Blogroll is growing, but more bloggers are needed
Thanks to some clever programming by my developer, the Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Blogroll is up and running pretty well at this point. I have 13 blogs currently feeding into the website. The entire point of this centralized point was to allow readers to find many different voices blogging on the topic. If you read… Continue reading The Blogroll is growing, but more bloggers are needed
Only Four, I Think Not…
Four. That is the number of victims of Father Robert Gibson to which the Diocese of Scranton has stipulated. Four. I don't get it. I cannot believe that the Diocese of Scranton continues to stubbornly stick to that number. I have corresponded with survivors, family members of survivors, classmates of survivors, as well as friends. I have spoken to… Continue reading Only Four, I Think Not…
Reform the Church?
I was asked the other day if I wanted to reform the Catholic Church. For the record, I don't care at all about reforming the church. It would be easier to change the tide, to reverse the earth's rotation, or to make time run backwards. The Catholic Church has operated for centuries in virtually the… Continue reading Reform the Church?
Off My Knees - A Blog by Michael Baumann 