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April 4, 2008
Will church hire priest?
Was on leave 5 years before reinstatement
Cincinnati Enquirer, March 31, 2008
by Amber Ellis
A dozen protesters stood outside a Price Hill Catholic church Sunday as parishioners inside discussed whether a
longtime member who faced a sexual misconduct scandal years ago should become the parish's new priest.
The Rev. James Kiffmeyer, who applied for the position at Holy Family Church, was placed on administrative leave
for nearly five years after the allegations surfaced. In 2006, the Vatican's Congregation for Clergy found that
Kiffmeyer should not be penalized because his accusers waited too long to come forward with details about
his alleged misdeeds.
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- Catholic bishops vs. grown-ups -Voting admonition doesn't help church regain its credibility
The nation's Catholic bishops warned their people last week that the choices they make in the voting booth are something like the sins they admit in the confessional. In an approach that even friendly commentators would hardly describe as subtle, the bishops warned that how a Catholic votes will have "an impact ... on the individual's salvation..." - Kicanas elected bishops' VP draws fire from critic -Bishop Gerald Kicanas has been elected vice president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops(USCCB), normally the post leading to subsequent election as president. Kicanas follows Chicago Francis Cardinal George, who on Tuesday was elected president of the conference.
- Chicago Cardinal Elected Head of US Bishops -Francis Cardinal George, archbishop of Chicago, was Tuesday (Nov 13, 2007) elected head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, drawing anger from critics who say he ignored cases of sexual abuse of children by priests...
- Judge Michael Merz To Head National Review Board - Judge Michael R. Merz, of Dayton, Ohio, has been named chair of the National Review Board (NRB) by Bishop William S. Skylstad, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Judge Merz’s appointment becomes effective June 1. He succeeds Patricia O’Donnell Ewers, Ph.D. as chair. He was named an NRB member in 2004.
- San Diego's 'Byzantine' Finances - An accountant and former FBI agent was tapped yesterday
to try to unravel hundreds of bank accounts in the San Diego Catholic diocese for a bankruptcy judge who has described its finances as “the most Byzantine accounting system I've ever seen.” R. Todd Neilson, a veteran bankruptcy expert who works as a consultant in Los Angeles, was given until July 10 to investigate and analyze the diocese's finances. His fees will be paid by the diocese... - Plea Deal For McCormack Opposed - A Chicago priest accused of molestation will return to
court Tuesday and sources have said he may strike a plea deal. The Coalition of Concerned Catholics planned to hold a demonstration at the courthouse at 26th Street and California Avenue to protest the possibility of an agreement for the Rev. Daniel McCormack. They say a
plea agreement could preclude further release of information in his case... - Bishop Says No to Registry of Accused - The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People told a Georgetown University audience March 20 that he opposes establishing a searchable Internet-based registry containing the names of clergy facing credible accusations of sexual abuse....
- David Hoehne Tells Story of Abuse - David Hoehne still fights an emotional and spiritual battle 27 years after he was sexually abused by the priest of his Catholic parish. Hoehne was 12 when it happened. He remembers that the headboard of the bed where the abuse occurred was against the western wall. The comforter on the bed was white. He remembers where he sat, where his
molester stood, where the abuser's hand went... - Pewsitters Web Site -Pewsitter.com, a Catholic news website launched today, combines the power of a news aggregator with that of user generated content, to give faithful Cathoics a powerful voice within the Church...
- "O'Grady documentary to be available on DVD" - "Deliver Us From Evil," the film documenting the sexual abuse of former St. Anne's Catholic Church Priest Oliver O'Grady, will be available on DVD on May 8, 2007...
- "At 75, a Battle-Tested but Unwavering Cardinal" - He has shuttered half-empty churches, faced down disgruntled parishioners and retired an unsightly $20 million deficit, all in the name of putting the Archdiocese of New York on sturdy fiscal legs..
- "Report faults dioceses training" - The Archdiocese of Cincinnati was one of only two American dioceses not in compliance with the Roman Catholic Church's national standards
for prevention of sexual abuse, a new report finds... - "Bishop Skylstad asked to resign" - Four prominent Spokane Catholics have asked Bishop William Skylstad to resign, saying the $48 million bankruptcy deal he struck to settle
sex-abuse claims against the Spokane Catholic Diocese is a “complete
disaster.”...
4 New Articles (4/27/07)
- Baltimore Sun Article on "Sins of the Father"
- Lawyers grapple with Catholic Doctrine "Mental Reservation"
- Financial "Bad housekeeping"
- Illinois Priest Pleads Guilty
Just Do It: Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, auxiliary of Detroit who recently was relieved of his duties as pastor of St. Leo Parish in Detroit (NCR, Feb. 2), reportedly was not permitted to speak on Catholic church property in Tucson, Ariz., because he was invited to do so by the local Call to Action chapter...
VOICE of the FAITHFUL DEEPLY DISTRESSED at BAN of FATHER DONALD COZZENS on PARISH GROUNDS
URGES BISHOP RICHARD LENNON to CHANGE COURSE
For IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Members of Voice of the Faithful's National Representative Council and the Voice of the Faithful Nothern Ohio Regional Co-ordinator revealed a ban on a speaking engagment for Father Donald Cozzens and took action speaking directly to Bishop Richard Lennon to lift the ban or iron out any misunderstanding that gives the impression there is a ban.
Voice of the Faithful members announced that Father Cozzens has been prohibited from speaking at St. Christopher's Parish, Rocky River, OH, a parish where Father Cozzens, who is an author and currently a professor at John Carroll University, was previously on the parish staff.
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VOICE of the FAITHFUL and SNAP MARK FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of SCANDAL with CALL for RECOGNITION of THOSE WHO DIED
PRESS RELEASE
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VOICE of the FAITHFUL and SNAP MARK FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of SCANDAL with CALL for RECOGNITION of THOSE WHO DIED
CALL for INTENSE RECOMMITMENT to AWARENESS both in the CHURCH and CIVIL SOCIETY WITH LEGISLATION and VIGILANCE
Voice of the Faithful and Survivors Network for Those Abused by Priests
(SNAP) members mark the fifth anniversary of the clergy sexual abuse scandal
with vigils in 54 cities to honor and remember victims who died by suicide
and murder.
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7 New Articles!
- Church officials play the blame game
- Vatican Returns Cincinnati Priest to Active Ministry
- Pope's Priest Urges Penance for 'Abominations'
- Victims may keep abuse secret for years
- A Report Card for 2006 on Efforts to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse
- Archdiocese Needs Cash
- Sexual Abuse of Nun as Youth Leads to Her Counsel to Other Victims
BISHOP WHO FAILED TO REPORT SEXUAL ABUSE IMMEDIATELY NOT CHARGED
PRIEST ESCAPES and REMAINS A FUGITIVE - BELIEVED to have FLED THE COUNTRY
BISHOP DANIEL WALSH, a mandatory reporter in the State of California, admitted he failed o immediately report his knowledge of the actions of Francisco Xavier Ochoa, a Sonoma priest wanted on 10 felony counts of sexual molestation. Father Ochoa is currently a fugitive.
Sheriff’s investigators provided the Sonoma County District Attorney with a report that the department said had enough evidence to charge Bishop Walsh with failure to report suspected abuse.
The Sonoma County District Attorney decided not to charge Bishop Walsh but instead to let him enter a counseling program.
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VOICE OF THE FAITHFUL CALLS for OPENING THE DOORS of a CHURCH TRIAL
PRESS RELEASE and FULL TEXT of PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT – VOICE of the FAITHFULFor Immediate Release:
Erie, Pennsylvania, November 15, 2006
VOICE OF THE FAITHFUL CALLS for OPENING THE DOORS of a CHURCH TRIAL
“SECRECY DOES NOT INFORM ANYONE, EDIFY ANYONE or CONVERT ANYONE”
Voice of the Faithful members stood today at the site of a closed Church trial and challenged the Church in the name of openness, accountability and justice to “Open the doors.”
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For All the Saints..
From the New York Times Op-Ed Page
By James Martin
Published: November 1, 2006
EVEN though today is All Saints Day, most Americans probably don’t know the name of the newest American saint.
Or that, like several saints, she was mistreated by the church that she served so faithfully.
Last month, Pope Benedict XVI declared Mother Théodore Guérin, who lived and worked in rural Indiana in the mid-1800’s, a saint.
She is therefore worthy of “public veneration” by Catholics worldwide. Mother Guérin founded the Sisters of Providence of
St. Mary-of-the-Woods and started several schools and a college in the region.
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4 New Articles!
- Archdiocese missed arrests
- WHAT ABOUT AN APOLOGY to the FAITHFUL?
- Clarence Heis Sentencing.
- May 30: Archdiocese Personnel Director Resigns Following I-Team Report
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