Los Angeles scandal over? Hardly. Fmr LA priest sentenced for sexual assault

Less than 48 hours after the historic first “document dump” in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, a former Long Beach priest has been sentenced to probation and must register as a sex offender. And people say that the “scandal” is over … According to the Long Beach Press Telegram: Luis Jose Cuevas, who was once…Continue reading Los Angeles scandal over? Hardly. Fmr LA priest sentenced for sexual assault

Mahony’s chickens come home to roost – with links to complete document files

The complete library of documents can be viewed here. For years, all we heard from Cardinal Roger Mahony was that he “may have made mistakes” and that “new policies would ensure child safety.” Now we know that Cardinal Mahony’s role in the cover-up of child sex abuse in the Los Angeles Archdiocese was hands-on, insidious…Continue reading Mahony’s chickens come home to roost – with links to complete document files

New legal rights for some of California’s victims

In a ruling yesterday, the California Court of Appeal ruled that if a victim of child sexual abuse received counseling from the Catholic Church during the time that victim had an active statute (2003, or earlier, depending on the case), that victim may have new civil rights to seek justice, expose their perpetrator, and get…Continue reading New legal rights for some of California’s victims

The Ruby Slippers Worked All Along: Spirituality in Spite of Religion

I am sitting in Chicago at the SNAP national conference. And I can’t get the notion of spirituality out of my mind. One of the more common questions I get from reporters is: How are you doing spiritually? For years, I didn’t know how to answer that. Friends like William Lobdell wrote books about it,…Continue reading The Ruby Slippers Worked All Along: Spirituality in Spite of Religion