28 March AD 2024

Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report

Donald Cardinal Wuerl (Pic Credit: Catholic News Agency)

Cardinal Wuerl Named in Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report, Responds to Criticism

. . .of the 19 cases which arose during Wuerl’s time as bishop, 18 were removed from ministry immediately.  The other cases Wuerl addressed in Pittsburgh principally concerned actions & allegations that arose during the reign of his predecessor, Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua. . .

by Edward Condon, J.C.L.,

of Catholic News Agency,

via the National Catholic Register

Over 300 Perps, Over 1000 Kids – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Pennsylvania Bishops Respond – Christine Rousselle, CNA via National Catholic Register
Details Rape of Children, Culture of Secrecy That Fanned It – Rh. Guidos, C. News Srvc
Bishops ‘Shamed’ by ‘Sins, Omissions’ of Priests, Bishops Leading to Abuse – CNS
Four Ways to Harness Your Holy Anger – Derya Little, National Catholic Register
Statements from Bishops of Dioceses Named in Report – Catholic News Service
Report Shows Blistering Record of Abuse in Six Dioceses – Elise Harris, Crux
Wuerl: In Pittsburgh, He Established Strong Policies on Abuse Claims – C. News Srvc
Grand Jury Report Exposes Decades of Church Cover-Up – Claire Chretien, Life Site
Details of Decades of Clerical Abuse Allegations – Ch. Rousselle, CNA via NC Register
A Harrowing Record of Abuse in Six Dioceses – Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service
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