“He created the group to find children to abuse”

        Children’s Theater Company of Minneapolis has a problem that is never going to go away. Yesterday, a victim of sexual abuse filed the fourth abuse and cover-up lawsuit against the theater company. The latest civil lawsuit, brought by a woman who is now an academic advisor at the University of Minnesota,…Continue reading “He created the group to find children to abuse”

How do you solve a problem like Nienstedt?

    What do you do with a disgraced bishop, whose involvement in the cover-up of child sexual abuse led to his being forced out (as well as a bankruptcy for his Archdiocese and criminal charges against the organization)? Put him in a parish, apparently. Yesterday, former St. Paul and Minneapolis Chancellor (and whistleblower) Jennifer…Continue reading How do you solve a problem like Nienstedt?

Why can’t anyone tell the truth about Fr. Bruce Wellems?

    On Sunday, the Chicago Tribune ran a page-one piece about the case of Fr. Bruce Wellems, a Chicago priest who admitted to luring a seven-year-old boy from basketball games and then sexually abusing him multiple times during the course of a year. Wellems was an older teenager at the time. Did the Claretians (the…Continue reading Why can’t anyone tell the truth about Fr. Bruce Wellems?

SNOW!

Totally off topic, but since it’s my blog, it’s my place for celebration! I live in Southern California. After more than 5 years of BAD local skiing, the SNOW is BACK. I’ll be at Mountain High on Friday. You know it’s good when even our junker local mountains are covered in the white stuff. Equipment…Continue reading SNOW!

News Event – January 3, 2016 – LA priest admits abuse, Archdiocese misleads parishioners

  NEWS EVENT: Victims to leaflet mass attendees LA Priest admits he repeatedly abused a child  But Catholic officials let him work in parishes In 2014, they “quietly removed” him from LA church, misled parishioners about cause And they insisted that incriminating documents be destroyed Now, despite “zero tolerance” policy, he may be put back on…Continue reading News Event – January 3, 2016 – LA priest admits abuse, Archdiocese misleads parishioners