tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post2996080802125776293..comments2024-03-26T14:34:28.415-07:00Comments on Religion and Child Abuse News: Catholic clergy abuse review boards made ineffective by bishops who hide cases from themPerry Bulwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-67039316742601526992023-03-26T11:39:07.886-07:002023-03-26T11:39:07.886-07:00It takes survivors on average more than 22 years t...It takes survivors on average more than 22 years to make a complaint, due to the huge barriers they face, making it common for clergy to have died by the time they seek justice.<br /><br />Recognition of the delay and the work of the child abuse royal commission led all Australian jurisdictions to scrap their statute of limitations for such cases.<br /><br />Law firms that regularly handle child Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-1364222422033347022023-03-26T11:38:57.087-07:002023-03-26T11:38:57.087-07:00Catholic church uses paedophile’s death to try to ...Catholic church uses paedophile’s death to try to block NSW survivor’s lawsuit<br /><br />Case is latest in series where church seeks to capitalise on landmark ruling that a priest’s death meant church could not receive a fair trial<br /><br />by Christopher Knaus March 1, 2023 The Guardian<br /><br />The Catholic church is attempting to use the death of a paedophile, who had been jailed for Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-34314599064793526992016-06-05T13:14:43.512-07:002016-06-05T13:14:43.512-07:00Pope Francis reveals new church law to deal with p...Pope Francis reveals new church law to deal with paedophile priests<br /><br />Chris Johnston and Rosie Scammell, The Guardian June 4, 2016 <br /><br />Catholic bishops who fail to sack paedophile priests can be removed from office under new church laws announced by Pope Francis.<br /><br />The move, announced by the pope on Saturday, answers a long-running demand by victims of abuse to make Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-17616490399971529912016-03-27T15:04:26.213-07:002016-03-27T15:04:26.213-07:00Lombardi went on to outline the various commission...Lombardi went on to outline the various commissions and extensive work Francis and his two predecessors have accomplished, including meetings with survivors and the formation of guidelines and recommendations for clergy. But there was no mention of how the Church regularly reports its abusers to the secular justice system—primarily because it doesn’t. And there was little mention of the secular Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-11998653974270280922016-03-27T15:04:08.933-07:002016-03-27T15:04:08.933-07:00The cardinal is now arguing that he should not be ...The cardinal is now arguing that he should not be criminally charged because he was not archbishop at the time of Preynat’s crimes, and that he did eventually remove the priest from active duty. But it is not enough to remove an errant priest from a parish or even defrock him, argue victims groups. David Clohessy, head of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP), says any child Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-48635647095662792152016-03-27T15:03:49.467-07:002016-03-27T15:03:49.467-07:00Top French Cardinal Hid Scouts Pedophile Scandal
...Top French Cardinal Hid Scouts Pedophile Scandal<br /><br />One of France's most prominent cardinals knew about a pedophile priest abusing young Catholic Scouts—and now the alleged cover-up will be tried in secular courts.<br /><br />by Barbie Latza Nadeau, The Daily Beast March 12, 2016<br /><br />ROME — For all those who say that the Catholic Church is doing all it can on clerical child sexPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-75310522799063852162016-03-23T15:59:20.204-07:002016-03-23T15:59:20.204-07:00Pennsylvania grand jury finds widespread sex abuse...Pennsylvania grand jury finds widespread sex abuse by priests<br /><br />Reuters | March 2, 2016<br /><br />HARRISBURG, Pa. — Hundreds of children in western Pennsylvania were sexually assaulted by about 50 Roman Catholic priests over four decades while bishops covered up their actions, according to a state grand jury report released on Tuesday.<br /><br />The report found that former Bishop Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-85075789358064859152016-02-16T15:29:44.960-08:002016-02-16T15:29:44.960-08:00Papal commission says Bishops must report sex abus...Papal commission says Bishops must report sex abuse charges<br /><br />Crux, February 15, 2016<br /><br />A commission created by Pope Francis to advise him in the fight against child sexual abuse has reiterated that Catholic bishops have “a moral and ethical responsibility” to report suspected abuse to civil authorities.<br /><br />The statement comes amid controversy over a Vatican training Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-50368613717052964442016-02-11T09:22:52.010-08:002016-02-11T09:22:52.010-08:00The guidelines reflect Anatrellas views on homosex...The guidelines reflect Anatrellas views on homosexuality. They also downplay the seriousness of the Catholic church’s legacy of systemic child abuse, which some victims’ right groups say continues to be a problem today.<br /><br />While acknowledging that “the church has been particularly affected by sexual crimes committed against children”, the training guide emphasises statistics that show thePerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-42360470943621373832016-02-11T09:22:43.945-08:002016-02-11T09:22:43.945-08:00Catholic bishops not obliged to report clerical ch...Catholic bishops not obliged to report clerical child abuse Vatican says<br /><br />Vatican guide says ‘not necessarily’ bishop’s duty to report suspects to police despite Pope Francis’s vows to redress Catholic church’s legacy of child abuse<br /><br />by Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome, The Guardian February 10, 2016<br /><br /> The Catholic church is telling newly appointed bishops that itPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-25673976207171312142016-02-08T10:31:24.974-08:002016-02-08T10:31:24.974-08:00Sex abuse victim allegedly sidelined by papal pane...Sex abuse victim allegedly sidelined by papal panel<br /><br />by Rosie Scammell | Religion News Service February 6, 2016<br /><br />ROME (RNS) One of the two victims of clerical sexual abuse serving on a Vatican commission set up by Pope Francis has apparently been sidelined.<br /><br />The Holy See on Saturday (Feb. 6) said Peter Saunders, a British Catholic who was abused by Jesuit priests as Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-48071672113846350012016-01-01T11:44:47.084-08:002016-01-01T11:44:47.084-08:00He told the commission in May that Cardinal Pell t...He told the commission in May that Cardinal Pell tried to bribe him to stay quiet about the abuse, a claim which Cardinal Pell denied.<br /><br />"It's fairly simple, he needs to come and answer some questions. It's not that difficult," Mr Ridsdale said.<br /><br />"If I can make the flight and I was only premium economy, not first class like he was ... I would implore Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-20168803109648153072016-01-01T11:44:39.808-08:002016-01-01T11:44:39.808-08:00Child sex abuse inquiry: Victims angry as health i...Child sex abuse inquiry: Victims angry as health issues see Cardinal Pell delay giving evidence<br /> <br />By Stephanie Chalkley-Rhoden and staff, ABC Online December 11, 2015<br /> <br />Victims of child sex abuse and their families are angry at Cardinal George Pell's delay in giving evidence to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.<br /><br />CardinalPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-5202756854200354232015-08-18T15:44:09.397-07:002015-08-18T15:44:09.397-07:00The report also recommended that the church's ...The report also recommended that the church's safeguarding policies and practices be completely rewritten and subject to external scrutiny.<br /><br />It called for a consistent approach to dealing with allegations across Scotland and improved training for those in the church.<br /><br />Mr McLellan said: "The Bishops' Conference of Scotland should make a public apology to all Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-77649842488433931792015-08-18T15:44:01.488-07:002015-08-18T15:44:01.488-07:00Roman Catholic Church in Scotland issues apology f...Roman Catholic Church in Scotland issues apology for child abuse<br /><br />BBC News August 18, 2015<br /><br />The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has issued a "profound apology" to victims of child abuse.<br /><br />Archbishop Philip Tartaglia said Scottish bishops were "shamed and pained" by the suffering of those who had been harmed.<br /><br />His apology followed the Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-55075288981317630242015-08-18T15:40:03.172-07:002015-08-18T15:40:03.172-07:00Even so the commission stated that the church’s fa...Even so the commission stated that the church’s failure to control Fort Augustus boarding school because it was seen as independent had to be addressed. In a statement unveiling his report, McLellan said: “It has been a slow and complicated business to determine who is responsible for what in dealing with the scandal at Fort Augustus. <br /><br />“These structural difficulties mean nothing to Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-67706895813210298602015-08-18T15:39:55.774-07:002015-08-18T15:39:55.774-07:00The McLellan inquiry was set up by Scotland’s bish...The McLellan inquiry was set up by Scotland’s bishops in November 2013 after a string of highly damaging historical abuse scandals came to light, including repeated child abuse by paedophile priests, which was often covered up or ignored, systematic abuse by staff at Fort Augustus Catholic boarding school, and the admissions of sexual misconduct against adult priests by Cardinal Keith O’Brien, Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-71826020994553178042015-08-18T15:39:00.129-07:002015-08-18T15:39:00.129-07:00Catholic church in Scotland asks forgiveness from ...Catholic church in Scotland asks forgiveness from child abuse victims<br /><br />Archbishop Philip Tartaglia pledges to make reparations and change practices after independent report accuses bishops of covering up crimes for decades<br /><br />Severin Carrell, Scotland editor The Guardian August 18, 2015<br /><br />The Scottish Catholic church has offered a “profound apology” to victims of Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-91154068556012323202015-06-20T16:16:56.294-07:002015-06-20T16:16:56.294-07:00But in the past few years questions about his alle...But in the past few years questions about his alleged failures to take a hard line on abusive clerics, especially a former priest now in prison, Curtis Wehmeyer, have made him a target of criticism from all sides.<br /><br />Persistent questions about Nienstedt’s own personal conduct also became an issue; last year Nienstedt gave Piche, 57, the job of investigating allegations of misconduct Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-52492718888066107482015-06-20T16:16:48.399-07:002015-06-20T16:16:48.399-07:00Minneapolis Archbishop John Nienstedt resigns afte...Minneapolis Archbishop John Nienstedt resigns after charges over abuse scandal<br /><br />by David Gibson | Religion News Service June 15, 2015<br /><br />The Vatican on Monday (June 15) launched a major housecleaning of the scandal-plagued Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, accepting the resignation of Archbishop John Nienstedt along with that of a top Nienstedt aide, Auxiliary Bishop Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-85190882299717188222015-06-14T15:54:01.782-07:002015-06-14T15:54:01.782-07:00It is hard to overstate how groundbreaking this mo...It is hard to overstate how groundbreaking this move could be.<br /><br />“The pope’s decision to hold bishops accountable for mishandling sex abuse cases is a long-overdue and indispensable step in fighting abuse,” said the Rev. James Martin, an editor at the Jesuit weekly America and a widely followed commentator on church affairs.<br /><br />Until now, Catholic bishops have only been Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-35520902725633953802015-06-14T15:53:53.361-07:002015-06-14T15:53:53.361-07:00Pope Francis moves to hold bishops accountable in ...Pope Francis moves to hold bishops accountable in sex abuse crisis<br /><br />by David Gibson | Religion News Service June 10, 2015<br /><br />Pope Francis has approved the first-ever system for judging, and possibly deposing, bishops who fail to protect children from abusive clerics, a major step in responding to Catholics who have been furious that guilty priests have been defrocked while Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-33663922988841357252015-06-06T14:14:59.496-07:002015-06-06T14:14:59.496-07:00The archdiocese has been under fire since a former...The archdiocese has been under fire since a former church official went public in 2013 with concerns about how local church leaders handled abuse cases. Choi said authorities began this investigation nearly two years ago.<br /><br />After he was ordained in 2001, the archdiocese received reports that Wehmeyer was often in the boys’ bathroom at St. Joseph’s, that he received a citation for Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-31671551603377945232015-06-06T14:14:49.884-07:002015-06-06T14:14:49.884-07:00St Paul Archdiocese Charged Over Handling Of Abuse...St Paul Archdiocese Charged Over Handling Of Abuse Claims<br /><br />by Amy Forliti, AP June 5, 2015<br /><br />ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors on Friday charged the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis over its handling of clergy abuse claims, saying church leaders failed to protect children from unspeakable harm and “turned a blind eye” to repeated reports of inappropriatePerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-82299248917861476562015-03-26T15:28:18.272-07:002015-03-26T15:28:18.272-07:00In May 2011, Presnell said that the boy told her t... In May 2011, Presnell said that the boy told her that his father put his finger in the boy's anus, causing him to defecate on the bed. Stone denies that story and says she made it up. She filed a police report. Stone was arrested by Irondale Police on Oct. 9, 2013 and released on $150,000 bond.<br /><br />Stone does not currently have visitation privileges with his son as a condition of the Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.com