When the media gets it wrong about Francis

Tell me what is wrong with these two excerpts from this week’s news: From Newsday: Francis, 78, a Jesuit from Argentina, is moving in a similar direction, McCartin said. He has overhauled the Vatican bureaucracy, encouraged open debate within the church, instituted a mechanism for removing bishops who covered up the priest sex-abuse scandal and adopted…Continue reading When the media gets it wrong about Francis

Will a powerful documentary on clergy sex abuse get the Oscar nod?

On the heels of Judge Emilie Elias’ ruling that high-ranking Catholic officials’ names may NOT be redacted from clergy sex abuse and cover-up files, an upcoming announcement this Thursday may also be a huge win for victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD, Alex Gibney’s…Continue reading Will a powerful documentary on clergy sex abuse get the Oscar nod?

Cue Angry Mob

Victims? We don’t care about no stinkin’ victims!   San Diego, California: Fr. Jose Alexis Davila was arrested in January 2012 and pled guilty in April for battery and “unlawful touching of an intimate part of a victim’s body.” He is serving three years’ probation. Parishioners tried to accost the victim’s mother at prayer group in an…Continue reading Cue Angry Mob

Well, at least Pope Benedict is sticking to the company line

From the Office of Keep Your Trap Shut, You Pesky Victims’ Activists: Pope Benedict yesterday espoused the virtues of silence: By remaining silent, we allow the other person to speak, to express him or herself, and we avoid being tied simply to our own words and ideas without them being adequately tested. Ah, the irony.…Continue reading Well, at least Pope Benedict is sticking to the company line

The California Clergy Sex Abuse Powder Keg, Part 2

California is inundated with civil and criminal clergy sex abuse cases. I realized it was time for an update: Inland Empire Last week in Ontario, Fr. Alex Castillo was sentenced to a year in jail for lewd acts on a child. Although he was only prosecuted for his crimes against one victim, the sentencing report outlined…Continue reading The California Clergy Sex Abuse Powder Keg, Part 2