29 March AD 2024

SEX SCANDAL & COVER-UP: THVRSDAY EDITION

Francesco Cesareo Chairman of the Bishops National Review Board (Credit: Catholic Philly)

Did You Notice? Review Board Chairman Urged Bishops to Resign

. . .Francesco Cesareo, Chairman of the USCCB National Review Board, delivers a series of home truths, in candid language.  He is not giving the bishops a few mild recommendations; he is taking them to the woodshed.  Saying what so many lay Catholics believe, he tells the body of bishops that they have lost the trust of their people. . .

by Phil Lawler,

of Catholic Culture

Cardinal Tobin Still Doesn’t Get It – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Just Wait. Bishops are Going to Take Action. Pretty Soon. Probably. Trust Them. – P. Lawler
Univ. of Notre Dame Backlash to Fr. Jn. Jenkin’s Soft-Pedalling McCarrick’s Crimes – R Dreher
Why Has Pope Francis Hamstrung the U.S. Bishops? – Ch. R. Altieri, The Cthlc World Report
Pope’s Approval Numbers Plunge Over Abuse Crisis – Crux
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Priest Son a Focus of U.K. Abuse Inquiry in the Archd. of Birmingham – Crux
Cardinal Errazuriz Confirms Exit from Council of Cardinals – Catholic Herald
Why Catholic Bishops Can’t Solve The Crisis – Rod Dreher
The Pope Fiddles, the Bishops Fumble, & the Laity Fume – C.E. Olson, The Cthlc World Report
The U.S. Bishops “Don’t Wanna Go to Rehab” – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
USCCB Votes Down Resolution Encouraging Holy See to Release McCarrick Files – NC Rgstr
The Conversion of the Papacy & the Present Church Crisis – Douglas Farrow Ph.D., The CWR
‘What are People to Make of Our Silence?’ Bishops Discuss McCarrick in Baltimore – NC Rgstr
Six Sex Abuse Survivors Announce Lawsuit Against U.S. Bishops – Rhina Guidos, Crux
A Solid “State of the Question” Video about The Present Crisis – Fr. Z’s Blog
Blowing the Whistle on Buffalo Dioc. Abuse: Siobhan O’Connor Interview – Pt. Jesserer Smith
Sex Abuse Inquiry Examines England’s Archdiocese of Birmingham – The Cthlc World Report
Pennsylvania Bishops Announce Victim Compensation Funds – National Catholic Register
Cardinal DiNardo Hopeful for Church in the U.S. – CNA/EWTN News via The CWR
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