Women abuse, too
I was in an airport last week and struck up a conversation with the woman sitting next to me. After we discussed what we each did for a living, she pursed her lips and looked at me seriously. Then, she...
View ArticleJerry Brown COULD have made a difference
Jerry Brown could have been a hero. He could have helped expose a cache of child pornography in the basement of the local archdiocese. He could have forced bishops to release the names of adults...
View ArticleSt. Paul & Minneapolis Archbishop accused of abuse, steps down
St. Paul & Minneapolis Archbishop John Nienstedt has been accused of abuse. According to a statement by the Archdiocese An allegation has been brought by a mandated reporter within the Church to...
View ArticleDonohue goes too far … and he’s DEAD WRONG
I try to steer clear of commenting on the actions of William Donohue, the president of the Catholic League. I would tell you why, but that’s another post in itself. But I can’t stay silent on this:...
View ArticleThe Politician and the Priest: Two brothers and a fall from grace
One brother is Obama’s chief of staff. The other is an embattled former top deputy to St. Paul’s Archbishop, charged with covering up sex abuse and refusing to cooperate with the police. Put together,...
View Article2014 Wishes and Observations
I am not your friend (either in the real world or in social media), because I agree with all of your beliefs. I am your friend because I DON’T. And that is magic. Our differing beliefs make you...
View ArticleNo red herrings, please. Let’s talk about the REAL scandal in St. Paul
The Red Herring Award of the month is a doozey: Earlier this week, this op-ed appeared in the Port Huron MI Times Herald. The author, Mike Stechschulte, says that the media and the public need...
View ArticleBishop goes before bankruptcy trustee – Published in the Gallup Independent,...
*The article is not available online, hence the repost here.* My opinion: What a mess. If James Wall were a CEO, he would be fired. But he’s a smart man who has a lot of bishops helping him out. I...
View ArticleDiocese questioned about finances – Published in the Gallup Independent,...
*Like part one, part two is not available online* Scroll down to the italicized section (emphasis is mine). It seems that all of the “Unknown real estate values” that Bishop Wall wrung his hands over...
View ArticleGallup, Budgets, Insurance, and Game-Playing
I have been brewing about the bankruptcy debacle in Gallup for the past few days. And I keep coming up with the same fable: Mortimer Snerd gets a speeding ticket. Instead of paying the ticket or going...
View ArticleGallup’s Moral Bankruptcy
This week, The Gallup Independent published a scathing editorial about the bankruptcy proceedings in the Catholic Diocese of Gallup. From the editorial: [Bishop James] Wall and his bankruptcy...
View ArticleWhy we must fight
If you read nothing else this week, check out OC Weekly‘s Father John Lenihan and Me, Gustavo Arellano’s introspective piece on the recent release of serial molester Fr. John Lenihan’s secret personnel...
View ArticleWomen abuse, too, part 2 —The predator mindset
Child molester Mary Kay LeTourneau is back in the news, but not for what you would think: Letourneau, 51, was arrested on suspicion of driving with a suspended license and booked into King County Jail....
View ArticleWe fear for you, but we no longer fear you
“But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance,...
View ArticleStockton makes its grand entrance to the Bankruptcy Ball
The Diocese of Stockton announced today that they are going to seek bankruptcy protection in federal court on Wednesday. They had announced their “intentions” to file last year. The first goal of the...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts Stockton priest
Less than 24 hours after Stockton Bishop Stephen Blaire announced his intentions to file bankruptcy on Wednesday, the Calaveras County Grand Jury has handed down a criminal indictment of Fr. Michael...
View ArticleJay Ram found in Florida
Former Hilo farmer Jay Ram, who is accused of sexual abuse by five of his sons, has been found living outside of Tampa, where he was finally served with the civil lawsuits. From the Hawaii...
View ArticleCardinal George and abusive priests – a cozy relationship
I have spent all morning going through the documents recently released by the Archdiocese of Chicago (before you applaud any proposed Archdiocese “transparency,” remember that the documents were only...
View ArticleYou read Dylan Farrow’s letter. Now what?
Every once in a while, I catch myself wondering why the child sex abuse awareness movement (especially in the Catholic Church) has never elicited support from Hollywood A-listers. Yesterday, Dylan...
View ArticleIf nothing else …
No matter your take on the recent UN committee report on the problem of sex abuse in the Catholic Church and no matter how you feel about the recent public argument involving Woody Allen and his...
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