Acting inappropriately with their 14-year-old son Bishop William Murphy has told a Farmingdale family that a priest the family filed a complaint against in 1996 for acting inappropriately with their 14-year-old son during a trip away from home should be allowed to return to active work. "He said he saw no reason why this man … [Read more...]
Family’s New Outrage
Blame Church Arrogance, Not Oversexed Society
Oversexed Society Covering Up Scandals. The Catholic clergy might be best served by reciting the wisdom of Pogo: 'We have met the enemy and he is us.' While it might appear to be sweet revenge for the Inquisition, it is best to resist the impulse to burn some Catholic priests--and the cardinals who covered up their criminal … [Read more...]
Dioceses In 46 States Feel Impact of Sex Scandal
Impact Of Dioceses Sex Scandals. At least 177 priests suspected of molesting minors have either resigned or been taken off duty in 28 states and the District of Columbia since the clerical sex scandal erupted in January, a nationwide review of Roman Catholic dioceses by The Associated Press found. The review also showed that in 18 … [Read more...]
Priest Is Focus of Pima Inquiry
A local priest grabbed his crotch A teen-age boy who called it an accident when a local priest grabbed his crotch in a pool has changed his story, prompting a county attorney's investigation. The priest, the Rev. Steven G. Stencil, has been barred from practicing his ministry in the Catholic Diocese of Tucson since February 2001 … [Read more...]
Grand Jury Eyes Priests
A wide-ranging probe into sexual misconduct A Westchester County grand jury has launched a wide-ranging probe into sexual misconduct complaints against New York Archdiocesan priests and the role church administrators played in handling the allegations, the Daily News has learned. The investigation is focusing generally on … [Read more...]
Egan Does About-Face
Edward Cardinal Egan has scrapped a controversial plan to screen sexual abuse complaints against priests and agreed to send allegations directly to prosecutors, the Daily News has learned. The leader of the New York Archdiocese also plans to tap wealthy Catholic donors for a fund that would help falsely accused priests pay their … [Read more...]
Claretian Missionaries Never Told of Abuse Allegations Against Priest
Missionaries never told of allegations first surfaced The attorney for the Claretian Missionaries said the Miami Archdiocese never told them when abuse allegations first surfaced against one of their priests in the late 1970s. "We never received any notice, nor were we ever made aware of these allegations," said Richard Leamy, … [Read more...]
