On April 5, The Wall Street Journal reported that: As the church’s most powerful official in Argentina, [Pope Francis] didn’t comply with a Vatican call to create guidelines for handling sexual-abuse allegations in the country. But then, in the next paragraph: On Friday, Pope Francis met with Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, who heads the office…Continue reading If he didn’t care yesterday … why such urgency today?
I’m not good at predictions. If I were, I’d be in Vegas and this blog would be a money-generating machine. Despite this failing, I’ve been asked a lot by the media what I think of the new pope, his record, what I expect to see in the next few months. So I made a…Continue reading My first week to-do list for Francis I
Statement by Joelle Casteix of Newport Beach, SNAP Western Regional Director Read the story here. How many more millions in payouts and hundreds of victims will it take before the Vatican realizes that Cardinal Mahony must be punished? These four brave men fought long and hard to get justice for the abuse they suffered at…Continue reading Victims settle with LA Archdiocese, SNAP responds
Statement by Joelle Casteix of Newport Beach, SNAP Western Regional Director Read the news story here. Once again, innocent children pay the price because Bishop Stephen Blaire refused to do a simple background check on one of his priests. What is even more tragic about this case is that the arrested priest abused in a…Continue reading Visiting priest arrested in Yuba City, Victims Respond
Current priest, Diocese of Honolulu accused of child sex crimes Two ex-Damien students expose him in abuse lawsuit Bishop Silva has known about allegations since last August Despite ‘zero tolerance,” bishop refuses to remove predator Bishop Silva must oust priest, warn parishioners, group says Predator is “ticking time bomb” for abuse, they claim What: Holding signs…Continue reading Current priest, Diocese of Honolulu accused of child sex crimes