Catholic Bishop Robert W. Finn of Kansas City has just been indicted for failure to report suspected child abuse. The offender, one of his priests, apparently was a photographer of some considerable energy. According to the indictment, as reported by the New York...
A way for bishops to begin rebuilding trust
By James E. Connell, JOurnal Sentinel Oct. 24, 2011 An excellent opportunity exists for the Catholic bishops in the United States to begin rebuilding the people's trust in them that has been severely damaged because of the Catholic clergy sexual abuse crisis. This...
Bishop Indicted; Charge Is Failing to Report Abuse
New York Times, by A.G. Sulzberger and Laurie Goodstein KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A bishop in the Roman Catholic Church has been indicted for failure to report suspected child abuse, the first time in the 25-year history of the church's sex abuse scandals that the leader of...
Abuse Victims Ask Court to Prosecute the Vatican
New York Times, September 13, 2011 By LAURIE GOODSTEIN Human rights lawyers and victims of clergy sexual abuse filed a complaint on Tuesday urging the International Criminal Court in The Hague to investigate and prosecute Pope Benedict XVI and three top Vatican...
Sexual Abuse Resource Center for Reardon Cases
Announces Website Resource for Dr. George Reardon of St. Francis Hospital Cases Announces dedicated website resource for Dr. George Reardon of St. Francis Hospital Cases. This Resource provides not only a...
The Catholic Church’s Secret Sex-Crime Files
How a scandal in Philadelphia exposed documents that reveal a high-level conspiracy to cover up decades of sexual abuse Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, the former Archbishop of Philadelphia, was involved in the cover-up of multiple incidents of sexual abuse. The five...
