*** Update: The CA Supreme Court ruled that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles must turn over the files. Deadline is immediate. A huge decision is expected today from the California Supreme Court regarding the confidential abuse and cover-up files of 25 known offending priests. The priests were a part of the 2007 $660 million…Continue reading UPDATED: CA SUPREME COURT: LA Archdiocese must turn over priest files
Fr. Jose Alexis Davila, the Venezuelan national, San Diego priest, and misdemeanor sex offender, has vanished. There has been no comment or statement from Diocese of San Diego, who just a few months ago, said that the “sex-probation priest” was “fit for ministry.” This past New Year’s Eve, Davila, the associate pastor of St. Jude Shrine…Continue reading BREAKING: Sex Offending San Diego Priest Vanishes
Let’s talk about Joliet, IL and Fall River, MA, two dioceses with bishops who, were it not for public embarrassment, were more than happy to throw child safety under the bus. In Joliet, Bishop Dan Conlon (the head of the USCCB committee on child protection, by the way) was going to reinstate a priest suspended…Continue reading Joliet, Fall River, and a little lesson in “Just and Ethical”
It isn’t about faith, it’s about crime. Here are five reasons you should care about the Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse and Cover-up Crisis: 1) Many church officials have broken and are breaking the law. The William Lynn trial in Philadelphia and the child pornography cover-up scandal in Kansas City are only unique because church officials—Former…Continue reading Five Reasons You Should Care About the Clergy Sex Abuse and Cover-up Crisis
A new California law makes commercial computer technicians mandatory reporters in cases of child pornography. The bill, AB 1817, was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown this week. Here is the crux of the bill, according to a press release from the CA K.I.D.S. Coalition: Commercial computer techicians will now be required to report…Continue reading New Law: California Computer Techs Must Report Child Pornography