On November 28th, Gregory L. Parkes was introduced as the new Bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg and will succeed Bishop Robert N. Lynch, who led the Diocese of St. Petersburg for the last 21 years. It is well documented that under Bishop Lynch, a large number of young boys were sexually abused by local priests from […]
Spotlight on Catholic Priest Abuse-Diocese of Harrisburg
In the recent investigative exposé of Catholic priest abuse in the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania a number of priests were mentioned. Some of those priests were listed because they had worked in the Diocese of Harrisburg but had not had any allegations of sexual abuse levelled against them according to the Diocese. One of the […]
Altoona-Johnstown and Cardinal George Pell
Image courtesy of http://www.tribdem.com/ There is no question in my mind that if the Catholic Church is ever to end the plague of sexual abuse committed by priests it will require a sea change within the church hierarchy. Specifically, Bishops must be held accountable when priests in their charge abuse children. For too long Bishops […]
Catholic Bishops Reporting Abuse
Once again the Catholic Church has affirmed that its priorities are to protect the interests of the institution and not the victims of pedophile priests. It was recently reported in the Catholic news website, Crux, that during a presentation for newly appointed bishops, French Monsignor Tony Anatrella told newly ordained bishops that they are not […]
Cardinal Mahoney Hid Catholic Priests from Law Enforcement
Secret records of Los Angeles Archdiocese show that Cardinal Mahoney and other top Los Angeles priests moved child molester priests out of state to avoid police investigations. Court orders in civil lawsuits in Los Angeles required public release of priest personnel files February 1, 2013. (Image courtesy of http://www.bishop-accountability.org/) The 20,000 pages of documents released […]
