Archdiocese Closer to Bankruptcy Filing
Flurry of sex abuse lawsuits The Boston Archdiocese, struggling to contend with a flurry of sex abuse lawsuits, has moved closer to a remedy usually associated with troubled businesses and people buried in debt: a bankruptcy filing. A financial panel of the archdiocese gave Cardinal Bernard Law permission Wednesday to file for … [Read more...] about Archdiocese Closer to Bankruptcy Filing
Edwards Calls On Archdiocese To Reopen Investigation
Boston Archdiocese Investigation. A man whose sexual-abuse allegations against a high-ranking priest were twice dismissed after his story was called into question called on the Boston Archdiocese yesterday to reopen its investigation. Paul Edwards, 34, of Winchendon, withdrew his lawsuit against the archdiocese and Monsignor … [Read more...] about Edwards Calls On Archdiocese To Reopen Investigation
Abuse Victims Hope Meeting With McCormack Bears Fruit
Organizers of a meeting between alleged abuse victims of a now-deceased priest and a former Boston archdiocese official are hoping it will provide the same benefits as a similar meeting with Cardinal Bernard Law last fall. About 100 people, including alleged victims of the late Rev. Joseph Birmingham and their families, are … [Read more...] about Abuse Victims Hope Meeting With McCormack Bears Fruit
Boston Archdiocese Turns Over Abuse Files
Boston Archdiocese Turned Over Sex Abuse Files. Boston Archdiocese officials turned over to lawyers newly discovered files showing 24 more priests were accused of abusing children. The archdiocese turned over the files Friday after attorneys found allegations of child sex abuse among files on 41 priests the archdiocese … [Read more...] about Boston Archdiocese Turns Over Abuse Files
Alaska Man Alleges Abuse by Priest
A Victim Allegedly Abuse by Priest. A high school principal in Anchorage, Alaska, stepped forward Thursday to say he, too, was a victim of abuse by a priest who transferred from Alaska to the Boston Archdiocese. Service High School principal Pat Podvin told an Anchorage TV station, KTUU-TV, he wanted to set the record straight … [Read more...] about Alaska Man Alleges Abuse by Priest
Cases Against Boston Archdiocese To Go On
Sex abuse lawsuits against the Boston Archdiocese A judge's refusal to dismiss more than 400 sex abuse lawsuits against the Boston Archdiocese shows the church ``is not above and beyond the law,'' a lawyer said. In a 26-page opinion released Wednesday, Superior Judge Constance M. Sweeney ruled against the church's arguments that … [Read more...] about Cases Against Boston Archdiocese To Go On
Testimony Shows Nun Warned About Abuse
Stories Of Sex Abuse Slow Response. A top aide to Bishop John McCormack in the Boston archdiocese quit after two years because victims' stories of sexual abuse and the church's slow response weighed so heavily on her. "I stated three reasons in a very short interview why I was leaving," said Sister Catherine Mulkerrin in a … [Read more...] about Testimony Shows Nun Warned About Abuse
Boston Archdiocese Releases Its Final Child Protection Rules
Protecting children from clergy sexual abuse The Boston archdiocese released final rules aimed at protecting children from clergy sexual abuse on Friday, capping a yearlong effort to prevent the kind of misconduct by priests that has embroiled the archdiocese in scandal. “I wish to personally commit myself to the full … [Read more...] about Boston Archdiocese Releases Its Final Child Protection Rules
