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    • Clergy abuse survivor embraces Lent, and God’s plan, again
      March 3
      - Michael McDonnel, Catholic Philly
      Clergy abuse survivor embraces Lent, and God’s plan, again
      There are many days that I am still devastated by the actions of trusted role models. I see why some Catholics have abandoned the pews with disgust. I encourage them to find the way home, even to sit and pray for those who cannot come back just yet. Along the way I was taught to be generous of spirit, forgive, to not judge. There are many days that this becomes difficult. And yet I remain committed to my own healing journey, to those who still suffer and to the hope of better tomorrows for survivors and the church.
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    • Fr. Michael Pfleger’s parish stops payments to Chicago archdiocese to expedite his investigation
      March 3
      - Christine Rousselle, Catholic New Agency
      Fr. Michael Pfleger’s parish stops payments to Chicago archdiocese to expedite his investigation
      "In its continued effort to get the Archdiocese of Chicago to swiftly conclude its investigation into the allegations against Fr. Pfleger, that it has made the decision to withhold the monthly assessments of the church and school to the Archdiocese starting in March,” read a statement from St. Sabina officials.
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    • Accused priest sues bishop, saying he was slandered
      March 2
      - Associated Press
      Accused priest sues bishop, saying he was slandered
      The suit does not seek monetary compensation, but a declaratory judgment that Lacroix did not engage in any misconduct. “My client has been viciously slandered, and his entire life and career have been put on hold, all without any measure of due process,” Lacroix’s attorney, Philip Beauregard said.
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    • Priests' defamation suits are the latest wrinkle in sex-abuse fallout
      November 25
      - Mark Nacinovich, NCR
      Priests' defamation suits are the latest wrinkle in sex-abuse fallout
      "The law is [that] all are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The practical situation, though, is that when someone brings forward an allegation and they appear credible, the effective presumption changes to, 'Why would the person lie?' So the priest is almost in a situation in which he has to prove his innocence, which is difficult." Flummerfelt said.
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    • McCarrick Report: Call to reform Catholic priest selection
      November 20
      - Phillip J. Brown, The Columbus Dispatch
      McCarrick Report: Call to reform Catholic priest selection
      There must be a willingness to exclude anyone who does not fulfill objective criteria of maturity, self-possession, self-control, self-discipline and goodwill toward all others; A "pastoral heart" full of good intentions is not enough; there must be a demonstrated capacity to behave in every circumstance as a good pastor and to function as a mature, psychosexually healthy person.
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    • ASSESSING "THE McCARRICK REPORT"
      November 16
      - Bill Donohue, The Catholic League
      ASSESSING
      Most of the sexual abuse took place between the mid-1960s and the mid-1980s. Media reports, however, continue to poison the public mind, having the public believe it is still ongoing. What they are reporting, in almost every instance, are past cases of abuse.
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    • THE BATTERED PRIESTHOOD
      November 5
      - Thomas G. Guarino, First Things
      THE BATTERED PRIESTHOOD
      A Catholic archbishop has seemingly proposed laicizing priests whose guilt has not been decisively established. The archbishop may be motivated by economic interests. Priests who have been removed from ministry remain, canonically, the responsibility of their dioceses. Every priest already knows he can be removed from ministry on the basis of a mere phone call claiming that some incident occurred decades ago.
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    • Monsignor Joseph Kelly, 7 others added to diocese's 'credibly accused list'
      October 29
      - David Singleton, The Citizens' Voice
      Monsignor Joseph Kelly, 7 others added to diocese's 'credibly accused list'
      The diocese’s decision to add him to the credibly accused list was based on a flawed process that invited fraud as former St. Michael’s boys filed claims of abuse with the [diocesan] compensation program, Kelly said. “I was not given the opportunity to defend myself, and no adequate investigation of these claims was made." The only claims against him, he said, have come from former court-assigned boys who were committed to St. Michael’s.
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    • Former priest files defamation suit
      October 28
      - Ed Runyan, The Vindicator
      Former priest files defamation suit
      “Despite inconsistencies and lack of investigation, the (diocese) claimed that the witness’s statements were credible,” according to the suit. The suit, filed by attorney Elizabeth Bernard, alleges the statements were published “with reckless disregard of whether they were false or not.”
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    • At the Mercy of One False Brother
      September 12
      - Rev. Peter M.J. Stravinskas, The Catholic Thing
      At the Mercy of One False Brother
      Never settle any case out of court for a variety of reasons, not least that while a pastoral plea demands a pastoral response, a legal challenge demands a legal response. Moreover, when a financial settlement is made, that more than suggests guilt, thus damaging irreparably an innocent priest’s reputation. Regrettably, most bishops listened, instead, to diocesan attorneys and insurance companies.
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