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A Week of Arrests, Investigations and Shameful Responses

Joelle CasteixClergy Abuse Crisis

This week, three prominent priests have been arrested and/or investigated for sexual abuse: In the Archdiocese of Los Angeles: Father Luis Jose Cuevas, 67, a pastor of St. Athanasius Church on Linden Avenue, faces eight misdemeanor charges of sexual assault and one felony count involving lewd acts with a child, according to a complaint filed…Continue reading A Week of Arrests, Investigations and Shameful Responses

Putting the “Bully” in the religious Bully Pulpit

Joelle CasteixClergy Abuse Crisis

  Woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation (Luke 6:24–26)   The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, one of the main organizations for whom I volunteer my advocacy efforts (and to whom I donate), has recently been under siege in Missouri. Catholic bishops there (under the direction of…Continue reading Putting the “Bully” in the religious Bully Pulpit