
Archdiocese of Chicago Removes 2 Priests From Ministry After Sex-Abuse Allegations
Fathers Matthew Foley and Henry Kricek “strenuously” deny the allegations against them, which covers a span of decades.
Fathers Matthew Foley and Henry Kricek “strenuously” deny the allegations against them, which covers a span of decades.
COMMENTARY: In the intervening years since the U.S. bishops published the charter, we have learned there’s still a long way to go.
COMMENTARY: Instead of restoring their fatherhood, the charter made bishops adversaries to their priests.
Eric Schmitt's report said that Catholic dioceses have less oversight over religious priests than their secular counterparts.
COMMENTARY: In the wake of the Boston scandal of nearly 20 years ago, we learned that the laity and Church leadership can work together to achieve reform. Today, we have a chance to prove this once again.
COMMENTARY: The Holy Father's meeting with the Chilean bishops echoes the ‘emergency summit’ Pope John Paul II had with U.S. cardinals in April 2002, but it’s altogether different.
COMMENTARY: The U.S. bishops’ June 14 penitential Mass for survivors of sex abuse comes on the 15th anniversary of the Dallas Charter.
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, president of the U.S. bishops' conference, said, ‘It is my hope and prayer that … the Church will help model ways of addressing and bringing to light the darkness and evil of abuse wherever it exists.’
Drawing on lessons learned from the clergy-abuse crisis, U.S. communities use safety plans and risk analysis to deal with the issue.
In the United States, they follow the same Dallas Charter guidelines as dioceses, except that a limited number of offenders have been allowed to remain with restrictions in their communities.
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