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Pope Francis abolishes pontifical
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OUR VIEW: The case is made for Father Mark White

Father Mark White McCarrick Title: OUR VIEW: The case is made for Father Mark White Author: Editors Publisher: Martinsville Bulletin Date: 14NOV2020 We would surmise that Father Mark White experienced a day of atonement this week. We would guess that at the very least his priestly decorum must have been tested to some extent. If

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Pope Francis abolishes pontifical
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Bishops shouldn’t investigate one another. Their U.S. conference must enact reforms.

US Catholic Conference Bishops Title: Bishops shouldn’t investigate one another. Their U.S. conference must enact reforms. Author: Editorial Board Publisher: Washington Post Date: 13NOV2020 AS THE Catholic Church was reeling two years ago in the aftermath of revelations that former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, one of the highest-profile prelates in this country, was a serial sexual

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Report shows ‘tragic incompetence’ on McCarrick, Barron says

McCarrick Report Bishop Barron Title: Report shows ‘tragic incompetence’ on McCarrick, Barron says Author: John L. Allen Jr Publisher: Crux Date:  13NOV2020 ROME – At the heart of the Vatican’s recent report on the case of ex-cardinal and ex-priest Theodore McCarrick is a story of “tragic incompetence” fueled by a “self-referential and self-protective” clerical culture,

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The McCarrick Report confirms it: Clericalism powered the sex abuse crisis.

Clericalism Sex Abuse Crisis Title: The McCarrick Report confirms it: Clericalism powered the sex abuse crisis. Author:  Sam Sawyer, S.J. Publisher: America Magazine Date: 12NOV2020 People have been scouring the 461 pages of the McCarrick Report, looking for a smoking gun that definitively explains what went wrong and who should be held responsible for the

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The McCarrick Report lacked an outside investigator. It shows.

McCarrick Report America Editors Title: The McCarrick Report lacked an outside investigator. It shows. Author: The Editors Publisher: America Magazine Date: 12NOV2020 The release by the Vatican Secretary of State of the “McCarrick Report” on Nov. 10 was a signal moment for the Catholic Church, an unprecedented reckoning with corporate and personal failings on an

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Analysis: After McCarrick report, US bishops have Zoom meeting

Zoom Meeting US Bishops Title: Analysis: After McCarrick report, US bishops have Zoom meeting Author: JD Flynn Publisher: Catholic News Agency (CNA) Date: 06NOV2020 Like a lot of people, U.S. Catholic bishops are spending a great deal of time in Zoom meetings these days. In fact in less than two weeks, their annual fall meeting

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The Vatican Owes Survivors a Response, Morally and According to Canon Law

Vatican Owes Survivors Response Title: The Vatican Owes Survivors a Response, Morally and According to Canon Law Author: Kevin Bourgeois and Zach Hiner Publisher: SNAP New Orleans Date: 06NOV2020 On Friday, October 9, 2020, the New Orleans Chapter of SNAP and its Executive Director mailed a letter to the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, DC, and to

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Hand Washing or Social Distancing in the Time of Pell

Pope Social Distance Pell Title: Hand Washing or Social Distancing in the Time of Pell Author: Gail Freyne Publisher: John Menadue – Pearls & Irritations Date: 02NOV2020 The parish priest, Jorge Bergoglio could afford the luxury of welcoming with open arms an old colleague whom he believed to have been falsely accused of sexual abuse.

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Analysis: What does Cardinal Farrell’s promotion say about the McCarrick report?

Cardinal Farrell McCarrick Report Title: Analysis: What does Cardinal Farrell’s promotion say about the McCarrick report? Author: JD Flynn Publisher: Catholic News Agency Date:  13OCT2020 Cardinal Kevin Farrell was appointed last week to lead a small committee charged with scrutinizing high-level Vatican financial decisions not governed by ordinary Vatican oversight norms. Because of Farrell’s background,

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Guest Post: Book Review

Death Of Altar Boy Title: Guest Post: Book Review Author: Ann White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 10OCT2020 Death of an Altar Boy: The Unsolved Murder of Danny Croteau and the Culture of Abuse in the Catholic Church by E.J. Fleming, 2018. Reviewed by Ann White In 1972, thirteen year-old Danny Croteau was found

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