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...money was meant to provide therapy and support for victims. But the underlying purpose seems to have been to keep things quiet and thus discourage more victims from coming forward. Now that the silence has been broken, dioceses across the country face mountains of debt, even bankruptcy. The Vatican stands aloof at pay-up time; every diocese is responsible for its own financing. That drove the Santa Fe, N.M., diocese to the brink of insolvency, when it had to borrow from parish savings accounts to fill out a $50 million settlement. The diocese of Santa Rosa, Calif., sold off property...
...reluctance of the church to acknowledge the crimes of its representatives has forced O'Gorman and others to resort to the law. There have been many cases across Europe against men of the cloth who have abused their positions within communities to gratify their pedophile inclinations. The Vatican has only recently begun to admit that it's been slow to recognize the problem. In November last year Pope John Paul II used the Internet to issue a document that contained apologies to victims of sexual abuse by members of the clergy. And last week the Pope issued a 21-page...
...panel included moderator David Nyhan ’62 and Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy Management Mary Jo Bane, as well as former Boston mayor and current U.S. ambassador to the Vatican Ray Flynn and Rev. Christopher Coyne, director of worship for the archdiocese...
Under canonical law, Spagnolia can still appeal to the Vatican for reinstatement, but if he is later exonerated, to whom can he appeal for restoration of his reputation? The Cardinal’s removing him from the parish has already left an indelible stain, whether or not he is later absolved of wrongdoing...
...strong selling point of ?Conclave.? Breathless though the prose is, it conveys much that is of use including, for instance, a thorough discussion of just what the job of pope entails (settling squabbles and travelling a lot) and how popes get elected in the first place. For Vatican watchers, a good reference to have on hand when the smoke next rises over St. Peter?s Square...