On October 5, the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, which has been mired in a sex abuse and cover-up crisis, announced that an “independent” task force will convene to investigate how archdiocese officials handled abuse allegations, as well as review policies and procedures in place. The official announcement stated that “The Vicar [Fr. Reginald…Continue reading Nienstedt throws “PR ploy” task force under the bus
Months after the Diocese of Gallup announced intentions to seek bankruptcy protection, Gallup Bishop James Wall FINALLY filed a declaration with the federal bankruptcy court to officially begin the process. Why the delay? Why were James Wall and church officials stalling? Perhaps it was this astonishing revelation: Bishop Wall says in his declaration that there are…Continue reading Gallup’s victim tally rivals dioceses ten times larger
I could tell exactly what kind of person she was when she started wagging her finger at me. She was mean. I hate finger-waggers. My dearly departed cat had the perfect reaction: If I ever wagged a finger at him, he’d attack (playfully, of course. But it was still an attack). Even my sister, as…Continue reading Finger-waggers and life lessons, Tucson style.
I have never had any kind of tolerance for institutional malfeasance. Shocker, I know. But what really intrigues me is this: Why are the vast majority of America’s Catholic priests silent when it comes to child sex abuse and cover-up in the church? In Los Angeles, a document release in January showed that high-ranking church officials…Continue reading A challenge for the good priests
First, let’s talk about compliance. Since 2002, Catholics and the public have been “assured” time and time again that dioceses across the United States are “in compliance” with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, a set of rules created by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops after the scandals in Boston…Continue reading Compliance, public nuisance, and some angry priests in MN