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State Supreme Court to Resolve Msgr. Lynn Case
Click here to read: “Pa. Supreme Court to decide Lynn case,” by Joseph A. Slobodzian, The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 9, 2014 Excerpt: Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court agreed Thursday to resolve the...
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Priest Faces Federal Child Sex Abuse Charges
Click here to read: “Puerto Rico priest faces federal sex charges,” AP for 41NBC.com, May 13, 2014 Excerpt: U.S. authorities in Puerto Rico on Tuesday arrested a Roman Catholic priest and former school...
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UN Committe Against Torture Criticizes Vatican
Click here to read, “Second UN panel criticizes Vatican on sex abuse,” by John L. Allen, Jr., The Boston Globe, May 23, 2014 Excerpt: The committee suggested that pledges of zero tolerance by church...
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Pope Francis Says Three Bishops Under Investigation
Click here to read: “Pope Francis to meet with sexual abuse victims,” by CNN staff, May 26, 2014 Excerpt: Pope Francis spoke out against sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Monday and said he plans to...
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US Attorney General Should Act: GM Fine Illustrates Case Against Church
Click here to read: “GM ignition switch case shows that ‘silence can kill’: Opinion,” by Mark Crawford, Star-Ledger Guest Columnist, May 24, 2014 Excerpt: Now our Justice Department is conducting a...
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Archbishop Claims He Wasn’t Sure Child Sex Abuse Was A Crime
Click here to read: “St. Louis Archbishop Carlson said he’s not sure he knew sexual abuse was a crime,” by Lilly Fowler, St. Louis Post – Dispatch Religion News Service, National Catholic Reporter,...
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Has Your Faith Experience Been Harmed?
The founding of this blog was based on how the clergy sex abuse cover up impacted my life as a Catholic. That same impact is what drew Kathy Kane’s partnership in this effort. That same sense of...
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Former Los Angeles Priest Suspended With Others South of the Border
Click here to read: “Mexico archdiocese suspends seven priests for abuse,” by David Agren, Catholic News Service, June 24, 2014 Excerpt: The archdiocese of Tijuana has suspended seven priests —...
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Massachusetts Bishops Endorse SOL Reform
Click here to read: “Massachusetts bishops endorse statute of limitations extension,” by Nicholas Sciarappa, National Catholic Reporter, June 27, 2014 Excerpt: The Massachusetts Catholic Conference...
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Abuse Victim Tells Pope She Wants Cover Up Bishop Removed
Click here to read: “Irish abuse victim tells Pope she wants Cardinal Brady removed,” by Patsy McGarry, The Irish Times, July 7, 2014. Excerpt: “It’s a big thing with me that there are still members of...
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Canon Lawyer Calls Out Church On Cavalier Attitude
Click here to read: “Whistleblower accuses Twin Cities archdiocese of host of misdeeds related to clergry abuse,” by Emily Gurnon, TwinCities.com, July 15, 2014 Excerpt: The whistleblower who disclosed...
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Stars Join Movie On Boston Clergy Sex Abuse Cover Up
Click here to read about the movie titled “Spotlight.” Rachel McAdams, Micheal Keaton, Mark Ruffalo and more to join cast about Boston Globe investigation about the city’s Catholic priest abuse cover...
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Catholic School Ignored Reports of Concern
Click here to read: “Female coaches ‘had sex with students for years,’“ by Brad Hamilton, New York Post, August 30, 2014 Excerpt: “Two female basketball coaches turned a Catholic secondary school into...
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Justice4PAKids Holds Motorcycle Ride to Raise Awareness
Please click here to read: “Justice4PAKids Holds Motorcycle Ride to Benefit Mission,” by Kelly Lyons, Daily Local News, September 8, 2014 Excerpt: Now in its second year, participants will meet for the...
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Minnesota Gets It Right With SOL Window Legislation
Minnesota may have brutal winters but the legislative climate is warmer for victims of child sex abuse. They can receive justice with window legislation and their communities are safer for it. Not so...
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Date Has Been Set for Msgr. Lynn Appeal Hearing
Click here to read: “Nov. 18 appeal hearing for Msgr. Lynn,” by Joseph Slobodzian, Philly.com, Oct. 9, 2014
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Understanding PA’s Current Statute of Limitations Law for Child Sex Abuse
Here is the information you need to calculate if you can currently proceed with either a civil or criminal child sex abuse case in PA. It’s completely confusing, but the Pennsylvania Coalition Against...
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New PAC Exposes Legislators Who Are Blocking PA SOL Reform
I recently founded a political action committee (PAC) called Protect PA Kids. Kathy and other dedicated professionals joined the board and generously donate their time to working for candidates who...
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Lawyers Seek New Trial for Engelhardt and Shero
Click here to read: “New trial sought in parish sex-abuse case,” by Maria Panaritis, The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 29, 2014 Excerpt: Citing newly discovered evidence and errors made at trial,...
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Chicago Archdiocese Releases Files On 36 Priests Who Sexually Abused Kids
Click here to read: “Chicago Archdiocese releases files on 36 abusive priests,” by Mary Wisniewski, Reuters, YahooNews.com, Nov. 6, 2014 Excerpt: The files, which were released online, and other...
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