Today, the Diocese of Syracuse released a list of names of 57 priests with credible allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. Until today, Bishop Robert J. Cunningham has refused to release the list of names of credibly accused priests. As former Bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg and after working as Chancellor and Vicar General in…
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Two survivors use public hazard nuisance laws to force Bishops to disclose dangerous secrets
United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Sued By 6 Sexual Abuse Survivors for Maintaining a Public Hazard Survivors from California, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, and Pennsylvania to speak about why they chose to file this suit together with urgency
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New York Catholic Bishops Sued for Conspiracy to Conceal a Public Hazard Names and Histories of 20 Perpetrators Kept Secret by New York Bishops to be Exposed for the First Time Today
Statement From Survivor Matt Golden Regarding Bishop Malone, Diocese of Buffalo’s Handling of Sexual Abuse Cases60 Minutes exposes the dangerous practices and protocols still employed by the Diocese of Buffalo (Buffalo, New York) – Sexual abuse survivor Matt Golden sued the Diocese of Buffalo in August, claiming the Diocese of Buffalo and Bishop Richard J. Malone created and exposed the public to dangerous predator priests and continue to do so through present day. Golden’s lawsuit claims that the Diocese of Buffalo continues to conspire and engage in efforts to conceal from the public and law…
On October 24, 2018, clergy sexual abuse survivors Jim Keenan and Kathy Stonebraker filed suit against the Vatican in federal court in the Northern District of California. Survivor and advocate Jim Keenan explains why he decided to file this lawsuit, calling on Pope Francis and the Catholic Church to change its dangerous policies and protocols surrounding clergy sexual abuse. Jim and Kathy are seeking truth and transparency not only for themselves, but for thousands of sexual abuse survivors across the globe. It’s time for change.
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Vatican Allowed Bay Area Predator Priest to Work in Oakland Diocese as Youth Coordinator After Arrest. Former Minnesota Archbishop Transferred to Northern California after Papal White-Wash by Former Apostolic Nuncio Carlo Maria Vigano…
Report Released Names 263 Catholic Clergy Accused of Sexual Misconduct in the Bay Area. Report Reveals 135 Accused Offenders in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, 95 Accused Offenders in the Diocese of Oakland, and 33 Names in the Diocese of San Jose.
News that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania and the Diocese of Buffalo in New York for their handling of clergy sex abuse is as significant as it is overdue. No one can predict the outcome, but the investigations provide hope for accountability and transparency for the Catholic Church and healing for survivors.The involvement of the feds ups the ante in the current swirl of public outrage over, and secular investigations into, sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and the Church’s cover-up. In Pennsylvania, the federal investigation comes on the heels …
At a news conference on Thursday in Chicago, sexual abuse survivors and their attorneys and advocates will announce the filing of a lawsuit against the every Catholic Diocese and Bishop in Illinois, and the Illinois Catholic Conference, alleging the maintenance of a public nuisance and a conspiracy…
Pope Francis sent another demoralizing mixed message to sexual abuse survivors today. Unfortunately, that is not surprising.The pope accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington today. This should have been a positive demonstration to survivors of his commitment to hold bishops accountable for mishandling clergy sex abuse cases. Wuerl was named in the recent Pennsylvania grand jury report that accused church hierarchy of covering up abuse. Pennsylvania’s attorney general said the report and documents show that “Cardinal Wuerl oversaw and participated in the…
Lawsuit seeks the release of names and files regarding more than 3,400 perpetrators held secretly at the Vatican