The Los Angeles Archdiocese released more clergy sex abuse and cover-up documents today. Priests hail from Orange County, San Bernardino, and Phoenix. Files include: John Lenihan Richard Coughlin Richard Loomis Jesse Dominguez Henry Perez John Santillian And others ….
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 don’t know the answer to this myself, but it has been bothering me since learning about Tucson conductor/convicted child sex offender Eric Holtan. Holtan was convicted in 2000 of first- and third-degree sexual assault against two of his former students while he was a teacher in Duluth, MN. According to the Duluth News Tribune:…Continue reading Should Public Arts Organizations Give $ To Convicted Sex Offenders?