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Catholics Protest Outside Cathedral, Express Dismay at Archbishop's Leadership

Written by  Janela Carrera, September 8, 2015

The "silent protest" was held Sunday morning outside of the Cathedral de Basilica in Hagatna.

Guam - Another demonstration was held in front of the Cathedral De Basilica in Hagatna. This time, demonstrators called it a silent protest and had a clear message for Archbishop Anthony Apuron.


New film casts spotlight on Church abuse

Pope Francis still has to prove the Church is serious about addressing sex abuse by priests, according to the director of a major new film about how the damaging scandal was exposed in the United States.

Tom McCarthy's "Spotlight", a newsroom drama that focuses on how the Boston Globe broke a local story that was to become a global crisis for the Church, had its premiere on Thursday at the Venice Film Festival.


Insights and Outbursts: The Catholic Church's unsung heroes

Eileen Ford, August 5, 2015, Gloucester Times

“Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

– Lord Acton

I spent a week last month at the Marie Joseph Spiritual Center in Biddeford Pool, Maine, on a directed retreat, speaking with one of the sisters for an hour each day but otherwise, remaining in silence most of the time.

At Marie Joseph, newspapers were available on a table near the entrance to the dining room but I wasn’t interested in news until I read “It’s time to end pattern of deceit and denial on clergy sex abuse cases,” a headline on the July 3-16 issue of the National Catholic Reporter. 


Campaign ramps up to lift statute of limitations on child abuse complaints

The Japan Times, August 30, 2015

Requests for legal advice from women who suffered sexual abuse in childhood have been on the increase since a 2014 court ruling that granted a woman’s request for compensation.


Pastor of St. Ann Church in Peoria removed from public ministry amid sex allegations

Braley Dodson, Journal Star, August 26, 2015

Peoria — A local catholic priest is being forced to step down from public ministry following allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor. 

Allegations against the Rev. Terry Cassidy, pastor of St. Ann catholic church in Peoria, date back nearly 30 years ago, according to a news release from the catholic diocese of Peoria on Wednesday.


Some victims say archdiocese's plan doesn't go far enough

By Annysa Johnson of the Journal Sentinel, August 25, 2015

A group of victims with claims in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee bankruptcy on Tuesday criticized its latest reorganization plan as inadequate, saying it does not do enough to ensure the protection of children or hold the archdiocese accountable for its past actions


Why this apology from the Scottish Catholic church rings hollow to me

By Catherine Deveney, Sunday 23 August 2015 , The Guardian

They process slowly to the altar, Scotland’s Catholic bishops, their elaborate robes and red zucchettos symbols of their power and status. Around them, the light, honey-coloured stone arches of St Andrew’s cathedral in Glasgow soar, Italian-style embellishment spiralling up the slender columns in Madonna-blue paint and gold leaf.

 


How five unmarried mothers were buried in an unmarked mass grave alongside 796 babies who went missing at Irish nuns' Mother and Baby home of horrors

By Alison O'Reilly, the Irish Mail, August 24, 2015

  • The mothers were inmates at institution run by Bon Secours nuns, Galway
  • Historian Catherine Corless says babies were buried in grave behind home
  • Probe reveals 9 mothers died in home but burial records exist for only four
  • The Sisters of Bon Secours say it would now be inappropriate to comment 

Receipt for spy cam led police to bust Sherwood priest

An arrest warrant has been issued for Father Ysrael Bien, a Sherwood priest who waited nearly a month to report a hidden camera found in a church bathroom to the police. 

A break in the case came last week when a customer query led the owners of a Texas company called SpyGuy to Google the original story about the scandal. They determined that someone named Ysrael Bien had purchased a spy camera disguised as an electrical plug, and they called Sherwood police.


Priest admits sex with minor, says teen 'wanted' it

Mark Mueller | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com,  e Star-Ledger August 19, 2015, NJ.com

In an extraordinary admission of wrongdoing, a priest sought by authorities in New Jersey has acknowledged engaging in a sexual encounter with a 15-year-old boy, but he deflected blame for the incident by saying the teen "wanted" it and had "evil in his mind."


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