We cannot be fooled. As we previewed here, the Pope gathered his cardinals last week in Rome, and promised a meaningful discussion regarding clergy childhood sexual abuse. In reality, as SNAP laments, the meeting of cardinals at the Vatican last week was just as expected, no action, no change, no substance.
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Four brothers from Edina who allege that a now-dead Twin Cities priest
sexually abused them have filed suit against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and
Minneapolis.
The four, identified in the lawsuit as John Does 151 through 154, came from a
devout Roman Catholic family and served as altar boys at Our Lady of Grace
Church in Edina.
Building on the November conference that brought
world-renowned speakers to Australia, Survivors Australia hits the ground
running.
“What Pope Benedict XVI needs to do is protect children—by taking strong action—not more talking. Bringing the Cardinals to Rome to talk is more of the same. The Pope should immediately call law enforcement officials to the Vatican and reveal to them the secret evidence that would prove crimes of cover-ups.
Priest accused in Edina brothers’ sexual assaultBy ROSE FRENCH, Star TribuneLast update: November 18, 2010 – 8:17 AMFour brothers from Edina filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Archdiocese of
St. Paul and Minneapolis claiming they are among the victims who were sexually
abused for years by a Twin Cities priest.
The St. Paul law firm Jeff Anderson & Associates filed the suit in Ramsey
County District Court on behalf of the brothers, who say from 1967 to 1973, when
they were 7 to 14 years of age, they were sexually assaulted by the Rev. Thomas
Stitts, a priest who at the time …
The St. Paul law firm Jeff Anderson & Associates filed the suit in Ramsey
County District Court on behalf of the brothers, who say from 1967 to 1973, when
they were 7 to 14 years of age, they were sexually assaulted by the Rev. Thomas
Stitts, a priest who at the time was assigned to Our Lady of Grace church in
Edina.
The St. Paul law firm Jeff Anderson & Associates filed the suit in Ramsey
County District Court on behalf of the brothers, who say from 1967 to 1973, when
they were 7 to 14 years of age, they were sexually assaulted by the Rev. Thomas
Stitts, a priest who at the time was assigned to Our Lady of Grace church in
Edina.
Complaint – Lawsuit Filed Today Accuses Archdiocese of Cover-up
Lawsuit Filed Today Accuses Archdiocese of Cover-up
Jeff Anderson & Associates filed a lawsuit today in Ramsey County District Court on behalf of four Edina, Minnesota, brothers who claim that beginning in 1967, and until 1973, when the boys were 7 – 14 years of age, were repeatedly sexually assaulted by Father Thomas Stitts, a Roman Catholic priest who at the time was assigned to Our Lady of Grace church in Edina.
A lawsuit filed in Portage County Wisconsin Circuit Court claims Christian Brother Raimond Rose was on a sexual rampage that included at least twenty-one minor student victims at 7 schools in 4 states—including Pacelli in Stevens Point; De La Salle High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Shanley High School in Fargo, North Dakota; and De La Salle High School in Concord, California.
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