The Diocese of Rockville Centre is home to 1.5 million Catholics living in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk, a region known better as Long Island. It is the sixth largest diocese in the United States and approximately 60 of its priests have been accused of the sexual abuse of children. But Rockville Centre knows […]
Catholic Church Reports Dramatic Rise in Sexual Abuse Claims Last Year
The Boston Globe is reporting that the Catholic Church in the United States experienced a sharp increase in abuse claims last year. It is the largest rise since the country’s Catholic bishops began keeping tallies of claims in 2004. The annual report from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which covers July 2015 to June […]
Pope’s Actions Contradicting His Words
On January 2nd, Pope Francis released a letter reminding the world’s Catholic bishops that he will not tolerate any tolerance of child sexual abuse by Catholic priests. The letter was dated December 28th. In the letter, Pope Francis is unequivocal about the issue and if you were to judge him solely on his written words, […]
Three More Priests Named in Diocese of Harrisburg Priest Abuse Investigation
Investigations into Catholic priest abuse in the Diocese of Harrisburg is still in its infancy. Yet, for those of us who’ve witnessed and participated in similar investigations of priests in other dioceses around the country, there is a very real and dark sense of déjà vu. This past Friday, the York Daily Record which […]
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 […]
